// one. (StringCoding$StringDecoder vs. StreamDecoder).  StringCoding has a ton of special cases
    // theoretically we could duplicate all that logic here to try to beat 'new String' or at least
    // come close.
    USING_DECODER_WITH_SIZE_HINT {
      @Override
      String read(ByteSource byteSource, Charset cs) throws IOException {
        Optional<Long> size = byteSource.sizeIfKnown();

        // didn't see it, trying to put it instead...
        Dummy sneaky = map.putIfAbsent(sample, Dummy.VALUE);
        if (sneaky == null) {
          return sample;
        } else {
          /* Someone beat us to it! Trying again...
           *
           * Technically this loop not guaranteed to terminate, so theoretically (extremely
           * unlikely) this thread might starve, but even then, there is always going to be another

        // didn't see it, trying to put it instead...
        Dummy sneaky = map.putIfAbsent(sample, Dummy.VALUE);
        if (sneaky == null) {
          return sample;
        } else {
          /* Someone beat us to it! Trying again...
           *
           * Technically this loop not guaranteed to terminate, so theoretically (extremely
           * unlikely) this thread might starve, but even then, there is always going to be another