* in a multiset serialized by {@link #writeMultiset(Multiset, ObjectOutputStream)}, or the number
   * of distinct keys in a multimap serialized by {@link #writeMultimap(Multimap,
   * ObjectOutputStream)}.
   */
  static int readCount(ObjectInputStream stream) throws IOException {
    return stream.readInt();
  }

  /**
   * Stores the contents of a map in an output stream, as part of serialization. It does not support

   * in a multiset serialized by {@link #writeMultiset(Multiset, ObjectOutputStream)}, or the number
   * of distinct keys in a multimap serialized by {@link #writeMultimap(Multimap,
   * ObjectOutputStream)}.
   */
  static int readCount(ObjectInputStream stream) throws IOException {
    return stream.readInt();
  }

  /**
   * Stores the contents of a map in an output stream, as part of serialization. It does not support

  }

  @GwtIncompatible
  @J2ktIncompatible
    private void readObject(ObjectInputStream stream) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
    stream.defaultReadObject();
    int distinctElements = Serialization.readCount(stream);
    setBackingMap(new HashMap<>());
    Serialization.populateMultiset(this, stream, distinctElements);
  }

  @GwtIncompatible @J2ktIncompatible private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;

    private void readObject(ObjectInputStream stream) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
    stream.defaultReadObject();
    expectedValuesPerKey = DEFAULT_VALUES_PER_KEY;
    int distinctKeys = Serialization.readCount(stream);
    Map<K, Collection<V>> map = new HashMap<>();
    setMap(map);
    Serialization.populateMultimap(this, stream, distinctKeys);
  }