* k <= i < n}.
   *
   * <p>After this method returns, {@code elements} will contain no duplicates, but {@code elements}
   * may be the real array backing the returned set, so do not modify it further.
   *
   * <p>{@code elements} may contain only values of type {@code E}.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any of the first {@code n} elements of {@code elements} is null
   */

   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code elements} is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableSet<E> copyOf(Iterator<? extends E> elements) {
    // We special-case for 0 or 1 elements, but anything further is madness.
    if (!elements.hasNext()) {
      return of();
    }
    E first = elements.next();
    if (!elements.hasNext()) {
      return of(first);
    } else {