throws IOException {
        final long firstKey = prepareRequests(request, response, params, timeout);
        doSend(request);
        return firstKey;
    }

    /**
     * @param request
     * @param response
     * @param params
     * @param timeout
     * @param firstKey
     * @return
     * @throws IOException
     */

        delegate().clear();
      }
    };
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable Entry<K, V> firstEntry() {
    return delegate.firstEntry();
  }

  @Override
  public K firstKey() {
    return delegate.firstKey();
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable Entry<K, V> floorEntry(K key) {
    return delegate.floorEntry(checkValid(key));
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable K floorKey(K key) {

      return new TreeRow(rowKey, fromKey, upperBound);
    }

    @Override
    public C firstKey() {
      updateBackingRowMapField();
      if (backingRowMap == null) {
        throw new NoSuchElementException();
      }
      return ((SortedMap<C, V>) backingRowMap).firstKey();
    }

    @Override
    public C lastKey() {
      updateBackingRowMapField();

        delegate().clear();
      }
    };
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable Entry<K, V> firstEntry() {
    return delegate.firstEntry();
  }

  @Override
  public K firstKey() {
    return delegate.firstKey();
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable Entry<K, V> floorEntry(K key) {
    return delegate.floorEntry(checkValid(key));
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable K floorKey(K key) {

      return new TreeRow(rowKey, fromKey, upperBound);
    }

    @Override
    public C firstKey() {
      updateBackingRowMapField();
      if (backingRowMap == null) {
        throw new NoSuchElementException();
      }
      return ((SortedMap<C, V>) backingRowMap).firstKey();
    }

    @Override
    public C lastKey() {
      updateBackingRowMapField();

    @Override
    public @Nullable Comparator<? super K> comparator() {
      return sortedMap().comparator();
    }

    @Override
    @ParametricNullness
    public K firstKey() {
      return sortedMap().firstKey();
    }

    @Override
    @ParametricNullness
    public K lastKey() {
      return sortedMap().lastKey();
    }

    @Override

    return Iterables.<@Nullable Entry<K, V>>getFirst(entrySet(), null);
  }

  /**
   * A sensible definition of {@link #firstKey} in terms of {@code firstEntry}. If you override
   * {@code firstEntry}, you may wish to override {@code firstKey} to forward to this
   * implementation.
   */
  protected K standardFirstKey() {
    Entry<K, V> entry = firstEntry();
    if (entry == null) {

    return Iterables.<@Nullable Entry<K, V>>getFirst(entrySet(), null);
  }

  /**
   * A sensible definition of {@link #firstKey} in terms of {@code firstEntry}. If you override
   * {@code firstEntry}, you may wish to override {@code firstKey} to forward to this
   * implementation.
   */
  protected K standardFirstKey() {
    Entry<K, V> entry = firstEntry();
    if (entry == null) {

  }

  @Override
  public Comparator<? super K> comparator() {
    return comparator;
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable K firstKey() {
    return sortedDelegate.firstKey();
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable K lastKey() {
    return sortedDelegate.lastKey();
  }

  @Nullable K higher(K k) {

      return new StandardNavigableKeySet();
    }

    @Override
    public NavigableSet<K> descendingKeySet() {
      return standardDescendingKeySet();
    }

    @Override
    public K firstKey() {
      return standardFirstKey();
    }

    @Override
    public SortedMap<K, V> headMap(K toKey) {
      return standardHeadMap(toKey);
    }

    @Override
    public K lastKey() {