*/
  @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"}) // fully variant implementation (never actually produces any Es)
  public static <E> ImmutableSet<E> of() {
    return (ImmutableSet<E>) RegularImmutableSet.EMPTY;
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable set containing the given element. Preferred over {@link
   * Collections#singleton} for code consistency, {@code null} rejection, and because the return