/*
     * uncheckedCastNullableTToT is safe as long as the callers are careful to pass a "real" T
     * whenever they pass `true` for the matching `has*Bound` parameter.
     */
    if (hasLowerBound) {
      int unused =
          comparator.compare(
              uncheckedCastNullableTToT(lowerEndpoint), uncheckedCastNullableTToT(lowerEndpoint));
    }

    /*
     * uncheckedCastNullableTToT is safe as long as the callers are careful to pass a "real" T
     * whenever they pass `true` for the matching `has*Bound` parameter.
     */
    if (hasLowerBound) {
      int unused =
          comparator.compare(
              uncheckedCastNullableTToT(lowerEndpoint), uncheckedCastNullableTToT(lowerEndpoint));
    }