| (b5 & 0xFFL) << 24
        | (b6 & 0xFFL) << 16
        | (b7 & 0xFFL) << 8
        | (b8 & 0xFFL);
  }

  /*
   * Moving asciiDigits into this static holder class lets ProGuard eliminate and inline the Longs
   * class.
   */
  static final class AsciiDigits {
    private AsciiDigits() {}

    private static final byte[] asciiDigits;

    static {

      result.descendingSet = this;
    }
    return result;
  }

  // Most classes should implement this as new DescendingImmutableSortedSet<E>(this),
  // but we push down that implementation because ProGuard can't eliminate it even when it's always
  // overridden.
  @GwtIncompatible // NavigableSet
  abstract ImmutableSortedSet<E> createDescendingSet();

  /**
   * @since 12.0
   */

  static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableListIterator<T> emptyListIterator() {
    return (UnmodifiableListIterator<T>) ArrayItr.EMPTY;
  }

  /**
   * This is an enum singleton rather than an anonymous class so ProGuard can figure out it's only
   * referenced by emptyModifiableIterator().
   */
  private enum EmptyModifiableIterator implements Iterator<Object> {
    INSTANCE;

    @Override
    public boolean hasNext() {

  static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableListIterator<T> emptyListIterator() {
    return (UnmodifiableListIterator<T>) ArrayItr.EMPTY;
  }

  /**
   * This is an enum singleton rather than an anonymous class so ProGuard can figure out it's only
   * referenced by emptyModifiableIterator().
   */
  private enum EmptyModifiableIterator implements Iterator<Object> {
    INSTANCE;

    @Override
    public boolean hasNext() {

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