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    public static RuntimeException unchecked(Exception e) {
        Exceptions.<RuntimeException>throw_checked(e); 
        return null; 
    }
    private static <E extends Exception> void throw_checked(Exception e) throws E {
        throw (E) e;
    }

    try { ...
    } catch (IOException e) {
        throw unchecked(e);
    }