* input is not modified. The returned list is serializable and has random access.
   *
   * <p>Unlike {@link Sets#newTreeSet(Iterable)}, this method does not discard elements that are
   * duplicates according to the comparator. The sort performed is <i>stable</i>, meaning that such
   * elements will appear in the returned list in the same order they appeared in {@code elements}.
   *

          return 0;
        }

        @Override
        public Iterator<Object> iterator() {
          return ImmutableSet.of().iterator();
        }
      };

  /** Queue that discards all elements. */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // impl never uses a parameter or returns any non-null value
  static <E> Queue<E> discardingQueue() {
    return (Queue) DISCARDING_QUEUE;
  }

  /*

    strings = new String[SAMPLES];
    for (int i = 0; i < SAMPLES; i++) {
      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
      for (int j = 0; j < charCount; j++) {
        int codePoint;
        // discard illegal surrogate "codepoints"
        do {
          codePoint = rnd.nextInt(maxCodePoint.value);
        } while (Character.isSurrogate((char) codePoint));
        sb.appendCodePoint(codePoint);
      }