if (entryForKey != ABSENT) {
      V oldValue = values[entryForKey];
      if (Objects.equal(oldValue, value)) {
        return value;
      } else {
        replaceValueInEntry(entryForKey, value, force);
        return oldValue;
      }
    }

    int valueHash = Hashing.smearedHash(value);
    int valueEntry = findEntryByValue(value, valueHash);
    if (force) {