// requireNonNull is safe because the first `n` elements are non-null.
        E elem = (E) requireNonNull(elements[0]);
        return of(elem);
      default:
        // continue below to handle the general case
    }
    int tableSize = chooseTableSize(n);
    Object[] table = new Object[tableSize];
    int mask = tableSize - 1;
    int hashCode = 0;
    int uniques = 0;

       *
       * ...except that it's possible for users to insert a string key with a non-string value, and
       * in that case, getProperty *will* return null.
       *
       * TODO(b/192002623): Handle that case: Either:
       *
       * - Skip non-string keys and values entirely, as proposed in the linked bug.
       *
       * - Throw ClassCastException instead of NullPointerException, as documented in the current