* [1..∞)}.
   *
   * @throws NoSuchElementException if this set is empty
   */
  public abstract Range<C> range(BoundType lowerBoundType, BoundType upperBoundType);

  @Override
  @GwtIncompatible // NavigableSet
  ImmutableSortedSet<C> createDescendingSet() {
    return new DescendingImmutableSortedSet<>(this);
  }

      queryBuilder.add(Range.openClosed(i, i));
      queryBuilder.add(Range.closedOpen(i, i));

      for (BoundType lowerBoundType : BoundType.values()) {
        for (int j = i + 1; j <= MAX_BOUND; j++) {
          for (BoundType upperBoundType : BoundType.values()) {
            queryBuilder.add(Range.range(i, lowerBoundType, j, upperBoundType));
          }
        }
      }
    }
    QUERY_RANGES = queryBuilder.build();
  }

   * [1..∞)}.
   *
   * @throws NoSuchElementException if this set is empty
   */
  public abstract Range<C> range(BoundType lowerBoundType, BoundType upperBoundType);

  @Override
  @GwtIncompatible // NavigableSet
  ImmutableSortedSet<C> createDescendingSet() {
    return new DescendingImmutableSortedSet<>(this);
  }

  public ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> subMultiset(
      E lowerBound, BoundType lowerBoundType, E upperBound, BoundType upperBoundType) {
    checkArgument(
        comparator().compare(lowerBound, upperBound) <= 0,
        "Expected lowerBound <= upperBound but %s > %s",
        lowerBound,
        upperBound);
    return tailMultiset(lowerBound, lowerBoundType).headMultiset(upperBound, upperBoundType);
  }

  @Override

   *
   * @throws IllegalStateException if this range is unbounded below (that is, {@link
   *     #hasLowerBound()} returns {@code false})
   */
  public BoundType lowerBoundType() {
    return lowerBound.typeAsLowerBound();
  }

  /** Returns {@code true} if this range has an upper endpoint. */
  public boolean hasUpperBound() {
    return upperBound != Cut.aboveAll();
  }

   *
   * @throws IllegalStateException if this range is unbounded below (that is, {@link
   *     #hasLowerBound()} returns {@code false})
   */
  public BoundType lowerBoundType() {
    return lowerBound.typeAsLowerBound();
  }

  /** Returns {@code true} if this range has an upper endpoint. */
  public boolean hasUpperBound() {
    return upperBound != Cut.aboveAll();
  }

      return set.subSet(
          range.lowerEndpoint(),
          range.lowerBoundType() == BoundType.CLOSED,
          range.upperEndpoint(),
          range.upperBoundType() == BoundType.CLOSED);
    } else if (range.hasLowerBound()) {
      return set.tailSet(range.lowerEndpoint(), range.lowerBoundType() == BoundType.CLOSED);
    } else if (range.hasUpperBound()) {

      return map.subMap(
          range.lowerEndpoint(),
          range.lowerBoundType() == BoundType.CLOSED,
          range.upperEndpoint(),
          range.upperBoundType() == BoundType.CLOSED);
    } else if (range.hasLowerBound()) {
      return map.tailMap(range.lowerEndpoint(), range.lowerBoundType() == BoundType.CLOSED);
    } else if (range.hasUpperBound()) {

      return map.subMap(
          range.lowerEndpoint(),
          range.lowerBoundType() == BoundType.CLOSED,
          range.upperEndpoint(),
          range.upperBoundType() == BoundType.CLOSED);
    } else if (range.hasLowerBound()) {
      return map.tailMap(range.lowerEndpoint(), range.lowerBoundType() == BoundType.CLOSED);
    } else if (range.hasUpperBound()) {