}
    return new CharArrayAsList(backingArray);
  }

  private static final class CharArrayAsList extends AbstractList<Character>
      implements RandomAccess, Serializable {
    final char[] array;
    final int start;
    final int end;

    CharArrayAsList(char[] array) {
      this(array, 0, array.length);
    }

    CharArrayAsList(char[] array, int start, int end) {