private static final long SPIN_THRESHOLD_NANOS = 1000L;

  private static final AtomicHelper ATOMIC_HELPER;

  static {
    AtomicHelper helper;
    Throwable thrownUnsafeFailure = null;
    Throwable thrownAtomicReferenceFieldUpdaterFailure = null;

    try {
      helper = new UnsafeAtomicHelper();
    } catch (Exception | Error unsafeFailure) { // sneaky checked exception

   * PeekingIterator#remove()}.
   *
   * <p>Note: If the given iterator is already a {@code PeekingIterator}, it <i>might</i> be
   * returned to the caller, although this is neither guaranteed to occur nor required to be
   * consistent. For example, this method <i>might</i> choose to pass through recognized