code: static Short[] createShorts() {
          int len = SHORT_UPPER_BOUND - SHORT_LOWER_BOUND + 1;
          Short[] ret = new Short[len];
          short val = (short) SHORT_LOWER_BOUND;
          for (int i = 0; i < len; i++, val++) {
              ret[i] = new Short(val);
          }
          return ret;
      }
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