*     underlying this step or, if {@code get()} throws a different kind of exception, that
   *     exception itself. To avoid hiding bugs and other unrecoverable errors, callers should
   *     prefer more specific types, avoiding {@code Throwable.class} in particular.
   * @param fallback the function to be called if this step fails with the expected exception type.

          forwardCmp = (Comparator) Ordering.natural();
        }
        result = comparator = reverse(forwardCmp);
      }
      return result;
    }

    // If we inline this, we get a javac error.
    private static <T extends @Nullable Object> Ordering<T> reverse(Comparator<T> forward) {
      return Ordering.from(forward).reverse();
    }

    @Override
    @ParametricNullness