*
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> the instance returned is a singleton.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  // unsafe, comparator() returns a comparator on the specified type
  // TODO(kevinb): evaluate whether or not of().comparator() should return null
  public static <K, V> ImmutableSortedMap<K, V> of() {
    return (ImmutableSortedMap<K, V>) NATURAL_EMPTY_MAP;
  }

   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> the instance returned is a singleton.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  // unsafe, comparator() returns a comparator on the specified type
  // TODO(kevinb): evaluate whether or not of().comparator() should return null
  public static <K, V> ImmutableSortedMap<K, V> of() {
    return (ImmutableSortedMap<K, V>) NATURAL_EMPTY_MAP;
  }