*
   * @param index the index of the stripe to return; must be in {@code [0...size())}
   * @return the stripe at the specified index
   */
  public abstract L getAt(int index);

  /**
   * Returns the index to which the given key is mapped, so that getAt(indexFor(key)) == get(key).
   */
  abstract int indexFor(Object key);

  /** Returns the total number of stripes in this instance. */
  public abstract int size();