* ordering of the keys.
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *
   * <p>This method is not type-safe, as it may be called on a map with keys that are not mutually

   * NullPointerException if the comparator does. Since our construction
   * methods ensure that null is never present in the map, it's OK for the
   * comparator to look for it wherever it wants.
   *
   * Note that we do NOT touch the comparator returned by comparator(), which
   * should be identical to the one the user passed in. We touch only the
   * "secret" comparator used by the delegate implementation.
   */