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I see here https://github.com/clojure/data.int-map/blob/master/src/main/java/clojure/data/int_map/Nodes.java#L376
There is an unused List<INode> above = new ArrayList<INode>(); being created, it should probably be removed.
List<INode> above = new ArrayList<INode>();
Fixed for next release, thanks