@GwtIncompatible // serialization
    Object writeReplace() {
      return super.writeReplace();
    }
  }

  private static final class CharSequenceAsList extends AbstractList<Character> {
    private final CharSequence sequence;

    CharSequenceAsList(CharSequence sequence) {
      this.sequence = sequence;
    }

    @Override
    public Character get(int index) {