}

  static <E> RegularImmutableSortedSet<E> emptySet(Comparator<? super E> comparator) {
    if (Ordering.natural().equals(comparator)) {
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // The natural-ordered empty set supports all types.
      RegularImmutableSortedSet<E> result =
          (RegularImmutableSortedSet<E>) RegularImmutableSortedSet.NATURAL_EMPTY_SET;
      return result;
    } else {

  }

  static <E> RegularImmutableSortedSet<E> emptySet(Comparator<? super E> comparator) {
    if (Ordering.natural().equals(comparator)) {
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // The natural-ordered empty set supports all types.
      RegularImmutableSortedSet<E> result =
          (RegularImmutableSortedSet<E>) RegularImmutableSortedSet.NATURAL_EMPTY_SET;
      return result;
    } else {

      new RegularImmutableSortedSet<Object>(
          new TreeSet<Object>((Comparator<Object>) NATURAL_ORDER), false);

  static <E> ImmutableSortedSet<E> emptySet(Comparator<? super E> comparator) {
    checkNotNull(comparator);
    if (NATURAL_ORDER.equals(comparator)) {
      return of();
    } else {
      return new RegularImmutableSortedSet<E>(new TreeSet<E>(comparator), false);
    }
  }