return tailMap(key, false).firstEntry();
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable K higherKey(@ParametricNullness K key) {
    return delegate().higherKey(key);
  }

  /**
   * A sensible definition of {@link #higherKey} in terms of {@code higherEntry}. If you override
   * {@code higherEntry}, you may wish to override {@code higherKey} to forward to this
   * implementation.
   */

    return tailMap(key, false).firstEntry();
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable K higherKey(@ParametricNullness K key) {
    return delegate().higherKey(key);
  }

  /**
   * A sensible definition of {@link #higherKey} in terms of {@code higherEntry}. If you override
   * {@code higherEntry}, you may wish to override {@code higherKey} to forward to this
   * implementation.
   */

      Entry<K, Collection<V>> entry = sortedMap().higherEntry(key);
      return (entry == null) ? null : wrapEntry(entry);
    }

    @Override
    public @Nullable K higherKey(@ParametricNullness K key) {
      return sortedMap().higherKey(key);
    }

    @Override
    public @Nullable Entry<K, Collection<V>> firstEntry() {
      Entry<K, Collection<V>> entry = sortedMap().firstEntry();