> interface.

 <p>Note that the return value is a StoredCollection and must be treated
 as such; for example, its iterators must be explicitly closed.</p>
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<DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/SortedSet.html?is-external=true#subSet(E, E)" title="class or interface in java.util">subSet</A></CODE> in interface <CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/SortedSet.html?is-external=true" title="class or in