*/
  @GwtIncompatible
  @J2ktIncompatible
    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream stream) throws IOException {
    stream.defaultWriteObject();
    Serialization.writeMultimap(this, stream);
  }

  @GwtIncompatible
  @J2ktIncompatible
    private void readObject(ObjectInputStream stream) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
    stream.defaultReadObject();

   */
  @GwtIncompatible
  @J2ktIncompatible
    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream stream) throws IOException {
    stream.defaultWriteObject();
    Serialization.writeMultimap(this, stream);
  }

  @GwtIncompatible
  @J2ktIncompatible
    private void readObject(ObjectInputStream stream) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
    stream.defaultReadObject();

  @GwtIncompatible
  @J2ktIncompatible
    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream stream) throws IOException {
    stream.defaultWriteObject();
    stream.writeObject(valueComparator());
    Serialization.writeMultimap(this, stream);
  }

  @Nullable Comparator<? super V> valueComparator() {
    return emptySet instanceof ImmutableSortedSet
        ? ((ImmutableSortedSet<V>) emptySet).comparator()
        : null;
  }

  @GwtIncompatible
  @J2ktIncompatible
    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream stream) throws IOException {
    stream.defaultWriteObject();
    stream.writeObject(valueComparator());
    Serialization.writeMultimap(this, stream);
  }

  @Nullable Comparator<? super V> valueComparator() {
    return emptySet instanceof ImmutableSortedSet
        ? ((ImmutableSortedSet<V>) emptySet).comparator()
        : null;
  }