* {@code factory}, and the multimap contents are all serializable.
   *
   * <p>The multimap is not threadsafe when any concurrent operations update the multimap, even if
   * {@code map} and the instances generated by {@code factory} are. Concurrent read operations will
   * work correctly. To allow concurrent update operations, wrap the multimap with a call to {@link
   * #synchronizedMultimap}.
   *

                    uniqueElements, hashCode, hashTable, hashTable.length - 1, size);
          } else {
            result = construct(size, contents);
            // construct has the side effect of deduping contents, so we update size
            // accordingly.
            size = result.size();
          }
          forceCopy = true;
          hashTable = null;
          return result;
      }
    }
  }