* returns collections whose iterators follow the ordering in which the data was added to the
 * multimap.
 *
 * <p>The collections returned by {@code keySet}, {@code keys}, and {@code asMap} iterate through
 * the keys in the order they were first added to the multimap. Similarly, {@code get}, {@code
 * removeAll}, and {@code replaceValues} return collections that iterate through the values in the

  /**
   * Contains the link pointers corresponding with the entries, in the range of [0, size()). The
   * high 32 bits of each long is the "prev" pointer, whereas the low 32 bits is the "succ" pointer
   * (pointing to the next entry in the linked list). The pointers in [size(), entries.length) are
   * all "null" (UNSET).
   *
   * <p>A node with "prev" pointer equal to {@code ENDPOINT} is the first node in the linked list,

 * should override one or more methods to modify the behavior of the backing multiset as desired per
 * the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorator_pattern">decorator pattern</a>.
 *
 * <p><b>Warning:</b> The methods of {@code ForwardingSortedMultiset} forward
 * <b>indiscriminately</b> to the methods of the delegate. For example, overriding {@link
 * #add(Object, int)} alone <b>will not</b> change the behavior of {@link #add(Object)}, which can

  }

  /*
   * We don't define getPredecessor+getSuccessor and setPredecessor+setSuccessor here because
   * they're defined above -- including logic to add and subtract 1 to map between the values stored
   * in the predecessor/successor arrays and the indexes in the elements array that they identify.
   */

    }
    // If we succeeded then list holds all the runnables we to execute. The pairs in the stack are
    // in the opposite order from how they were added so we need to reverse the list to fulfill our
    // contract.
    // This is somewhat annoying, but turns out to be very fast in practice. Alternatively, we could
    // drop the contract on the method that enforces this queue like behavior since depending on it

  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable multimap containing the specified entries. The returned multimap iterates
   * over keys in the order they were first encountered in the input, and the values for each key
   * are iterated in the order they were encountered. If two values for the same key are {@linkplain
   * Object#equals equal}, the first value encountered is used.
   *

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2009 The Guava Authors
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,

    return (a.compareTo(b) <= 0) ? a : b;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the minimum of the two values, according to the given comparator. If the values compare
   * as equal, the first is returned.
   *
   * <p>The recommended solution for finding the {@code minimum} of some values depends on the type
   * of your data and the number of elements you have. Read more in the Guava User Guide article on

   * elements directly and null for empty positions, we store indices of the keys in the hash table,
   * and ABSENT for empty positions.  We then look up the keys in alternatingKeysAndValues.
   *
   * (The index actually stored is the index of the key in alternatingKeysAndValues, which is
   * double the index of the entry in entrySet.asList.)
   *

 * one or more methods to modify the behavior of the backing map entry as desired per the <a
 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorator_pattern">decorator pattern</a>.
 *
 * <p><b>Warning:</b> The methods of {@code ForwardingMapEntry} forward <i>indiscriminately</i> to
 * the methods of the delegate. For example, overriding {@link #getValue} alone <i>will not</i>