while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                // Remove comments
                final String replacedLine = line.replaceAll("#.*$", StringUtil.EMPTY).trim();

                // Skip empty lines or comment lines
                if (replacedLine.length() == 0) {
                    if (updater != null) {
                        updater.write(line);
                    }
                    continue;
                }

      checkPositive(++successorCount);

      if (orderedNodeConnections != null) {
        orderedNodeConnections.add(new NodeConnection.Succ<>(node));
      }
    }

    // See the comment on the similar cast in removeSuccessor.
    return previousSuccessor == null ? null : (V) previousSuccessor;
  }

  private static boolean isPredecessor(@CheckForNull Object value) {

    /*
     * If greatestOf() promised to be implemented as reverse().leastOf(), this
     * test would be enough. It doesn't... but we'll cheat and act like it does
     * anyway. There's a comment there to remind us to fix this if we change it.
     */
    List<Integer> list = Arrays.asList(3, 1, 3, 2, 4, 2, 4, 3);
    assertEquals(Arrays.asList(4, 4, 3, 3), numberOrdering.greatestOf(list, 4));
  }

    /*
     * If greatestOf() promised to be implemented as reverse().leastOf(), this
     * test would be enough. It doesn't... but we'll cheat and act like it does
     * anyway. There's a comment there to remind us to fix this if we change it.
     */
    List<Integer> list = Arrays.asList(3, 1, 3, 2, 4, 2, 4, 3);
    assertEquals(Arrays.asList(4, 4, 3, 3), numberOrdering.greatestOf(list, 4));
  }

    @Override
    public ValueSetLink<K, V> getPredecessorInValueSet() {
      return requireNonNull(predecessorInValueSet); // see the comment on the class fields
    }

    @Override
    public ValueSetLink<K, V> getSuccessorInValueSet() {
      return requireNonNull(successorInValueSet); // see the comment on the class fields
    }

    @Override
    public void setPredecessorInValueSet(ValueSetLink<K, V> entry) {

            final Node childNode = nodeList.item(i);
            if (childNode.getNodeType() == Node.COMMENT_NODE) {
                final String comment = childNode.getNodeValue().trim();
                if (comment.startsWith("googleoff:")) {
                    flag.setValue(false);
                } else if (comment.startsWith("googleon:")) {
                    flag.setValue(true);
                }
            }

            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                // Remove comments
                final String replacedLine = line.replaceAll("#.*$", StringUtil.EMPTY).trim();

                // Skip empty lines or comment lines
                if (replacedLine.length() == 0) {
                    if (updater != null) {
                        updater.write(line);
                    }
                    continue;
                }

  @GwtIncompatible // SerializableTester
  public void testIsEqualToNull_serialization() {
    checkSerialization(Predicates.equalTo(null));
  }

  /**
   * Tests for Predicates.instanceOf(x). TODO: Fix the comment style after fixing annotation
   * stripper to remove comments properly. Currently, all tests before the comments are removed as
   * well.
   */
  @GwtIncompatible // Predicates.instanceOf

      this.right = null;
    }

    /** Constructor for the header node. */
    AvlNode() {
      this.elem = null;
      this.elemCount = 1;
    }

    // For discussion of pred() and succ(), see the comment on the pred and succ fields.

    private AvlNode<E> pred() {
      return requireNonNull(pred);
    }

    private AvlNode<E> succ() {
      return requireNonNull(succ);
    }

       */
      KeyList<K, V> keyList = requireNonNull(keyToKeyList.remove(node.key));
      keyList.count = 0;
      modCount++;
    } else {
      // requireNonNull is safe (under the conditions listed in the comment in the branch above).
      KeyList<K, V> keyList = requireNonNull(keyToKeyList.get(node.key));
      keyList.count--;

      if (node.previousSibling == null) {