*
     * Two other points:
     *
     * 1. We'll want to use something like @PolyNull once we can make that work for the various
     * platforms we target.
     *
     * 2. Kotlin's Map type has a getOrDefault method that accepts and returns a "plain V," in
     * contrast to the "V?" type that we're using. As a result, Kotlin sees a conflict between the