new ImmutableSortedMap<>(
          ImmutableSortedSet.emptySet(Ordering.natural()), ImmutableList.<Object>of());

  static <K, V> ImmutableSortedMap<K, V> emptyMap(Comparator<? super K> comparator) {
    if (Ordering.natural().equals(comparator)) {
      return of();
    } else {
      return new ImmutableSortedMap<>(
          ImmutableSortedSet.emptySet(comparator), ImmutableList.<V>of());
    }
  }

      new ImmutableSortedMap<>(
          ImmutableSortedSet.emptySet(Ordering.natural()), ImmutableList.<Object>of());

  static <K, V> ImmutableSortedMap<K, V> emptyMap(Comparator<? super K> comparator) {
    if (Ordering.natural().equals(comparator)) {
      return of();
    } else {
      return new ImmutableSortedMap<>(
          ImmutableSortedSet.emptySet(comparator), ImmutableList.<V>of());
    }
  }

    }
  }

  private transient @Nullable ImmutableSortedSet<K> keySet;

  @Override
  public ImmutableSortedSet<K> keySet() {
    ImmutableSortedSet<K> ks = keySet;
    return (ks == null) ? (keySet = createKeySet()) : ks;
  }

  @Override
  ImmutableSortedSet<K> createKeySet() {
    // the keySet() of the delegate is only a Set and TreeMap.navigatableKeySet