// requireNonNull is safe because the first `n` elements are non-null.
        E elem = (E) requireNonNull(elements[0]);
        return of(elem);
      default:
        // continue below to handle the general case
    }
    int tableSize = chooseTableSize(n);
    Object[] table = new Object[tableSize];
    int mask = tableSize - 1;
    int hashCode = 0;
    int uniques = 0;