three of the soldiers remaining behind to execute the unfortunate
gardeners, who ran to Alice for protection.

  `You shan't be beheaded!' said Alice, and she put them into a
large flower-pot that stood near.  The three soldiers wandered
about for a minute or two, looking for them, and then quietly
marched off after the others.

  `Are their heads off?' shouted the Queen.

  static <E> Queue<E> discardingQueue() {
    return (Queue) DISCARDING_QUEUE;
  }

  /*
   * Note: All of this duplicate code sucks, but it saves a lot of memory. If only Java had mixins!
   * To maintain this code, make a change for the strong reference type. Then, cut and paste, and
   * replace "Strong" with "Soft" or "Weak" within the pasted text. The primary difference is that

  static <E> Queue<E> discardingQueue() {
    return (Queue) DISCARDING_QUEUE;
  }

  /*
   * Note: All of this duplicate code sucks, but it saves a lot of memory. If only Java had mixins!
   * To maintain this code, make a change for the strong reference type. Then, cut and paste, and
   * replace "Strong" with "Soft" or "Weak" within the pasted text. The primary difference is that

three of the soldiers remaining behind to execute the unfortunate
gardeners, who ran to Alice for protection.

  `You shan't be beheaded!' said Alice, and she put them into a
large flower-pot that stood near.  The three soldiers wandered
about for a minute or two, looking for them, and then quietly
marched off after the others.

  `Are their heads off?' shouted the Queen.