if (iterator instanceof PeekingImpl) {
      // Safe to cast <? extends T> to <T> because PeekingImpl only uses T
      // covariantly (and cannot be subclassed to add non-covariant uses).
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      PeekingImpl<T> peeking = (PeekingImpl<T>) iterator;
      return peeking;
    }
    return new PeekingImpl<>(iterator);
  }

  /**