*
   * <p>In an undirected network, this is equal to {@code edgesConnecting(nodeV, nodeU)}.
   *
   * <p>The resulting set of edges will be parallel (i.e. have equal {@link
   * #incidentNodes(Object)}). If this network does not {@link #allowsParallelEdges() allow parallel
   * edges}, the resulting set will contain at most one edge (equivalent to {@code
   * edgeConnecting(nodeU, nodeV).asSet()}).
   *

  }

  @Override
  public Set<N> successors() {
    return Collections.unmodifiableSet(((BiMap<E, N>) outEdgeMap).values());
  }

  @Override
  public Set<E> edgesConnecting(N node) {
    return new EdgesConnecting<>(((BiMap<E, N>) outEdgeMap).inverse(), node);
  }

  }

  @Override
  public Set<N> successors() {
    return Collections.unmodifiableSet(((BiMap<E, N>) outEdgeMap).values());
  }

  @Override
  public Set<E> edgesConnecting(N node) {
    return new EdgesConnecting<>(((BiMap<E, N>) outEdgeMap).inverse(), node);
  }

      adjacentNodes = HashMultiset.create(incidentEdgeMap.values());
      adjacentNodesReference = new SoftReference<>(adjacentNodes);
    }
    return adjacentNodes;
  }

  @Override
  public Set<E> edgesConnecting(N node) {
    return new MultiEdgesConnecting<E>(incidentEdgeMap, node) {
      @Override
      public int size() {
        return adjacentNodesMultiset().count(node);
      }
    };
  }

  @Override

    }

    @Override
    public Set<E> edgesConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
      return delegate().edgesConnecting(nodeV, nodeU); // transpose
    }

    @Override
    public Set<E> edgesConnecting(EndpointPair<N> endpoints) {
      return delegate().edgesConnecting(transpose(endpoints));
    }

    @Override
    public Optional<E> edgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV) {

          + "so it cannot be reused to connect the following nodes: %s.";
  static final String MULTIPLE_EDGES_CONNECTING =
      "Cannot call edgeConnecting() when parallel edges exist between %s and %s. Consider calling "
          + "edgesConnecting() instead.";
  static final String PARALLEL_EDGES_NOT_ALLOWED =
      "Nodes %s and %s are already connected by a different edge. To construct a graph "

    }

    @Override
    public Set<E> edgesConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
      return delegate().edgesConnecting(nodeV, nodeU); // transpose
    }

    @Override
    public Set<E> edgesConnecting(EndpointPair<N> endpoints) {
      return delegate().edgesConnecting(transpose(endpoints));
    }

    @Override

  Set<E> outEdges();

  /**
   * Returns the set of edges connecting the origin node to {@code node}. For networks without
   * parallel edges, this set cannot be of size greater than one.
   */
  Set<E> edgesConnecting(N node);

  /**
   * Returns the node that is adjacent to the origin node along {@code edge}.
   *
   * <p>In the directed case, {@code edge} is assumed to be an outgoing edge.
   */
  N adjacentNode(E edge);

      successors = HashMultiset.create(outEdgeMap.values());
      successorsReference = new SoftReference<>(successors);
    }
    return successors;
  }

  @Override
  public Set<E> edgesConnecting(N node) {
    return new MultiEdgesConnecting<E>(outEdgeMap, node) {
      @Override
      public int size() {
        return successorsMultiset().count(node);
      }
    };
  }

  @Override

      successors = HashMultiset.create(outEdgeMap.values());
      successorsReference = new SoftReference<>(successors);
    }
    return successors;
  }

  @Override
  public Set<E> edgesConnecting(N node) {
    return new MultiEdgesConnecting<E>(outEdgeMap, node) {
      @Override
      public int size() {
        return successorsMultiset().count(node);
      }
    };
  }

  @Override