/** Gets the key for this entry. */
    K getKey();

    /** Gets the value for the entry. */
    V getValue();
  }

  /*
   * Note: the following classes have a lot of duplicate code. It sucks, but it saves a lot of
   * memory. If only Java had mixins!
   */

  /** Base class for {@link InternalEntry} implementations for strong keys. */

  static <E> Queue<E> discardingQueue() {
    return (Queue) DISCARDING_QUEUE;
  }

  /*
   * Note: All of this duplicate code sucks, but it saves a lot of memory. If only Java had mixins!
   * To maintain this code, make a change for the strong reference type. Then, cut and paste, and

  static <E> Queue<E> discardingQueue() {
    return (Queue) DISCARDING_QUEUE;
  }

  /*
   * Note: All of this duplicate code sucks, but it saves a lot of memory. If only Java had mixins!
   * To maintain this code, make a change for the strong reference type. Then, cut and paste, and