*
   * @since 12.0
   */
  public static class Builder<E> extends ImmutableMultiset.Builder<E> {
    /*
     * We keep an array of elements and counts.  Periodically -- when we need more room in the
     * array, or when we're building, or the like -- we sort, deduplicate, and combine the counts.
     * Negative counts indicate a setCount operation with ~counts[i].
     */

begins. Communication blocks until the send can proceed.
A send on an unbuffered channel can proceed if a receiver is ready.
A send on a buffered channel can proceed if there is room in the buffer.
A send on a closed channel proceeds by causing a <a href="#Run_time_panics">run-time panic</a>.
A send on a <code>nil</code> channel blocks forever.
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