@Override
  public int compareTo(Cut<C> that) {
    if (that == belowAll()) {
      return 1;
    }
    if (that == aboveAll()) {
      return -1;
    }
    int result = Range.compareOrThrow(endpoint, that.endpoint);
    if (result != 0) {
      return result;
    }
    // same value. below comes before above
    return Boolean.compare(this instanceof AboveValue, that instanceof AboveValue);
  }

  @Override
  public int compareTo(Cut<C> that) {
    if (that == belowAll()) {
      return 1;
    }
    if (that == aboveAll()) {
      return -1;
    }
    int result = Range.compareOrThrow(endpoint, that.endpoint);
    if (result != 0) {
      return result;
    }
    // same value. below comes before above
    return Boolean.compare(this instanceof AboveValue, that instanceof AboveValue);
  }

      C beforeUpper = requireNonNull(range.upperBound.greatestValueBelow(domain));
      // Per class spec, we are allowed to throw CCE if necessary
      empty = Range.compareOrThrow(afterLower, beforeUpper) > 0;
    }

    return empty
        ? new EmptyContiguousSet<C>(domain)
        : new RegularContiguousSet<C>(effectiveRange, domain);
  }

  /**

      C beforeUpper = requireNonNull(range.upperBound.greatestValueBelow(domain));
      // Per class spec, we are allowed to throw CCE if necessary
      empty = Range.compareOrThrow(afterLower, beforeUpper) > 0;
    }

    return empty
        ? new EmptyContiguousSet<C>(domain)
        : new RegularContiguousSet<C>(effectiveRange, domain);
  }

  /**

    }

    @Override
    ImmutableSortedSet<C> subSetImpl(
        C fromElement, boolean fromInclusive, C toElement, boolean toInclusive) {
      if (!fromInclusive && !toInclusive && Range.compareOrThrow(fromElement, toElement) == 0) {
        return ImmutableSortedSet.of();
      }
      return subSet(
          Range.range(
              fromElement, BoundType.forBoolean(fromInclusive),

  Object readResolve() {
    if (this.equals(ALL)) {
      return all();
    } else {
      return this;
    }
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // this method may throw CCE
  static int compareOrThrow(Comparable left, Comparable right) {
    return left.compareTo(right);
  }

  /** Needed to serialize sorted collections of Ranges. */

  Object readResolve() {
    if (this.equals(ALL)) {
      return all();
    } else {
      return this;
    }
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // this method may throw CCE
  static int compareOrThrow(Comparable left, Comparable right) {
    return left.compareTo(right);
  }

  /** Needed to serialize sorted collections of Ranges. */