static final Ordering<?> INSTANCE = new RangeLexOrdering();

    @Override
    public int compare(Range<?> left, Range<?> right) {
      return ComparisonChain.start()
          .compare(left.lowerBound, right.lowerBound)
          .compare(left.upperBound, right.upperBound)
          .result();
    }

      // to be sorted based on the top of each iterator, with insertion order as tiebreaker
      Comparator<IndexedIterator<T>> heapComparator =
          (o1, o2) ->
              ComparisonChain.start()
                  .compare(o1.iterator.peek(), o2.iterator.peek(), itemComparator)
                  // When elements are equal, use insertion order to maintain stability