Class<? super T> rawType = type.getRawType();
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // Assume all default values are generics safe.
    T defaultValue = (T) defaultValues.getInstance(rawType);
    if (defaultValue != null) {
      return defaultValue;
    }
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // ArbitraryInstances always returns generics-safe dummies.