import struct


def read_plain_int96(file_obj, count):
    """Read `count` 96-bit ints using the plain encoding."""
    items = struct.unpack(b"<" + b"qi" * count, file_obj.read(12 * count))
    return [q << 32 | i for (q, i) in zip(items[0::2], items[1::2])]