// While this seems like it might be too branch-y, simple benchmarking proves it to be
    // unmeasurable (comparing done AbstractFutures with immediateFuture)
    if (obj instanceof Cancellation) {
      throw cancellationExceptionWithCause("Task was cancelled.", ((Cancellation) obj).cause);
    } else if (obj instanceof Failure) {
      throw new ExecutionException(((Failure) obj).exception);
    } else if (obj == NULL) {
      /*