*   <li>{@code (a..a)} : <b>invalid</b>; an exception will be thrown
 * </ul>
 *
 * <h3>Warnings</h3>
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>Use immutable value types only, if at all possible. If you must use a mutable type, <b>do
 *       not</b> allow the endpoint instances to mutate after the range is created!
 *   <li>Your value type's comparison method should be {@linkplain Comparable consistent with

 *   <dd>{@code 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff ff c0 a8 00 01}
 * </dl>
 *
 * <p>A few notes about IPv6 "IPv4 mapped" addresses and their observed use in Java.
 *
 * <p>"IPv4 mapped" addresses were originally a representation of IPv4 addresses for use on an IPv6
 * socket that could receive both IPv4 and IPv6 connections (by disabling the {@code IPV6_V6ONLY}

 * find it easier to use a framework. Frameworks automate the process, often adding features like
 * monitoring, debugging, and cancellation. Examples of frameworks include:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li><a href="https://dagger.dev/producers.html">Dagger Producers</a>
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>If you do chain your operations manually, you may want to use {@link FluentFuture}.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion

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