code: public static ImmutableList<File> loadFileList(final File fileList) throws IOException {
      return loadFileList(Files.asCharSource(fileList, Charsets.UTF_8));
    }
docs: Takes a file with filenames listed one per line and returns a list of the corresponding File
  objects.  Ignores blank lines and lines beginning with "#". Treats the
  file as UTF-8 encoded.