final Comparator<? super E> comparator;
    final E[] elements;
    final int[] counts;

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    SerializedForm(SortedMultiset<E> multiset) {
      this.comparator = multiset.comparator();
      int n = multiset.entrySet().size();
      elements = (E[]) new Object[n];
      counts = new int[n];
      int i = 0;
      for (Entry<E> entry : multiset.entrySet()) {

    /*
     * We keep an array of elements and counts.  Periodically -- when we need more room in the
     * array, or when we're building, or the like -- we sort, deduplicate, and combine the counts.
     * Negative counts indicate a setCount operation with ~counts[i].
     */

    private final Comparator<? super E> comparator;

    @VisibleForTesting E[] elements;
    private int[] counts;

    /*