}
    compressLongestRunOfZeroes(hextets);
    return hextetsToIPv6String(hextets);
  }

  /**
   * Identify and mark the longest run of zeroes in an IPv6 address.
   *
   * <p>Only runs of two or more hextets are considered. In case of a tie, the leftmost run wins. If
   * a qualifying run is found, its hextets are replaced by the sentinel value -1.

/**
 * A bounded {@linkplain BlockingQueue blocking queue} backed by an array. This queue orders
 * elements FIFO (first-in-first-out). The head of the queue is that element that has been
 * on the queue the longest time. The tail of the queue is that element that has been on
 * the queue the shortest time. New elements are inserted at the tail of the queue, and the queue
 * retrieval operations obtain elements at the head of the queue.

/**
 * A bounded {@linkplain BlockingQueue blocking queue} backed by an array. This queue orders
 * elements FIFO (first-in-first-out). The head of the queue is that element that has been
 * on the queue the longest time. The tail of the queue is that element that has been on
 * the queue the shortest time. New elements are inserted at the tail of the queue, and the queue
 * retrieval operations obtain elements at the head of the queue.