* the behavior described in {@link #put(Range, Object) put(range, value)}, however the ranges
   * returned from {@link #asMapOfRanges} will be different if there were existing entries which
   * connect to the given range and value.
   *
   * <p>Even if the input range is empty, if it is connected on both sides by ranges mapped to the
   * same value those two ranges will be coalesced.
   *