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* A {@link RawComparator} that uses a {@link Deserializer} to deserialize * the objects to be compared so that the standard {@link Comparator} can * be used to compare them. *
** One may optimize compare-intensive operations by using a custom * implementation of {@link RawComparator} that operates directly * on byte representations. *
* @param