return this;
        } else if (tableEntry.equals(e)) { // not a new element, ignore
          return this;
        }
      }
      // we fell out of the loop due to a long run; fall back to JDK impl
      return new JdkBackedSetBuilderImpl<E>(this).add(e);
    }

    @Override
    SetBuilderImpl<E> copy() {
      return new RegularSetBuilderImpl<>(this);