allEntries.addAll(normalValues);
      SortedSet<E> set = delegate.create(allEntries.toArray());

      return createSubSet(set, firstExclusive, lastExclusive);
    }

    /** Calls the smallest subSet overload that filters out the extreme values. */
    SortedSet<E> createSubSet(SortedSet<E> set, E firstExclusive, E lastExclusive) {
      if (from == Bound.NO_BOUND && to == Bound.EXCLUSIVE) {

                allEntries.addAll(normalValues);
                SortedMultiset<E> multiset =
                    (SortedMultiset<E>) delegate.create(allEntries.toArray());

                // call the smallest subMap overload that filters out the extreme
                // values
                if (from == Bound.INCLUSIVE) {
                  multiset = multiset.tailMultiset(firstInclusive, BoundType.CLOSED);

    return new ImmutableRangeSet.Builder<C>().addAll(ranges).build();
  }

  /**
   * Returns an {@code ImmutableRangeSet} representing the union of the specified ranges.
   *
   * <p>This is the smallest {@code RangeSet} which encloses each of the specified ranges. Duplicate
   * or connected ranges are permitted, and will be coalesced in the result.
   *
   * @since 21.0
   */

      // Many spliterators will have trySplits that are SUBSIZED even if they are not themselves
      // SUBSIZED.
      if (spliterator.hasCharacteristics(Spliterator.SUBSIZED)) {
        // we can drill down to exactly the smallest nonempty spliterator
        while (true) {
          Spliterator<T> prefix = spliterator.trySplit();
          if (prefix == null || prefix.getExactSizeIfKnown() == 0) {
            break;

      // Many spliterators will have trySplits that are SUBSIZED even if they are not themselves
      // SUBSIZED.
      if (spliterator.hasCharacteristics(Spliterator.SUBSIZED)) {
        // we can drill down to exactly the smallest nonempty spliterator
        while (true) {
          Spliterator<T> prefix = spliterator.trySplit();
          if (prefix == null || prefix.getExactSizeIfKnown() == 0) {
            break;