final Queue<PeekingIterator<T>> queue;

    MergingIterator(
        Iterable<? extends Iterator<? extends T>> iterators, Comparator<? super T> itemComparator) {
      // A comparator that's used by the heap, allowing the heap
      // to be sorted based on the top of each iterator.
      Comparator<PeekingIterator<T>> heapComparator =
          (PeekingIterator<T> o1, PeekingIterator<T> o2) ->