<!-- NEW6 — TEST 6 · THE FIVE SHORES · part 272 -->
objects,
			indicesByUUID = this._indicesByUUID,
			bindings = this._bindings,
			nBindings = bindings.length;

		let nCachedObjects = this.nCachedObjects_;

		for ( let i = 0, n = arguments.length; i !== n; ++ i ) {

			const object = arguments[ i ],
				uuid = object.uuid,
				index = indicesByUUID[ uuid ];

			if ( index !== undefined && index >= nCachedObjects ) {

				// move existing object into the CACHED region

				const lastCachedIndex = nCachedObjects ++,
					firstActiveObject = objects[ lastCachedIndex ];

				indicesByUUID[ firstActiveObject.uuid ] = index;
				objects[ index ] = firstActiveObject;

				indicesByUUID[ uuid ] = lastCachedIndex;
				objects[ lastCachedIndex ] = object;

				// accounting is done, now do the same for all bindings

				for ( let j = 0, m = nBindings; j !== m; ++ j ) {

					const bindingsForPath = bindings[ j ],
						firstActive = bindingsForPath[ lastCachedIndex ],
						binding = bindingsForPath[ index ];

					bindingsForPath[ index ] = firstActive;
					bindingsForPath[ lastCachedIndex ] = binding;

				}

			}

		} // for arguments

		this.nCachedObjects_ = nCachedObjects;

	}

	/**
	 * Deallocates all memory resources for the passed 3D objects of this animation group.
	 *
	 * @param {...Object3D} arguments - The 3D objects to uncache.
	 */
	uncache() {

		const objects = this._objects,
			indicesByUUID = this._indicesByUUID,
			bindings = this._bindings,
			nBindings = bindings.length;

		let nCachedObjects = this.nCachedObjects_,
			nObjects = objects.length;

		for ( let i = 0, n = arguments.length; i !== n; ++ i ) {

			const object = arguments[ i ],
				uuid = object.uuid,
				index = indicesByUUID[ uuid ];

			if ( index !== undefined ) {

				delete indicesByUUID[ uuid ];

				if ( index < nCachedObjects ) {

					// object is cached, shrink the CACHED region

					const firstActiveIndex = -- nCachedObjects,
						lastCachedObject = objects[ firstActiveIndex ],
						lastIndex = -- nObjects,
						lastObject = objects[ lastIndex ];

					if ( index !== firstActiveIndex ) {

						// last cached object takes this object's place

						indicesByUUID[ lastCachedObject.uuid ] = index;

					}

					objects[ index ] = lastCachedObject;

					if ( firstActiveIndex !== lastIndex ) {

						// last object goes to the activated slot and pop

						indicesByUUID[ lastObject.uuid ] = firstActiveIndex;

					}

					objects[ firstActiveIndex ] = lastObject;
					objects.pop();

					// accounting is done, now do the same for all bindings

					for ( let j = 0, m = nBindings; j !== m; ++ j ) {

						const bindingsForPath = bindings[ j ],
							lastCached = bindingsForPath[ firstActiveIndex ],
							last = bindingsForPath[ lastIndex ];

						bindingsForPath[ index ] = lastCached;
						bindingsForPath[ firstActiveIndex ] = last;
						bindingsForPath.pop();

					}

				} else {

					// object is active, just swap with the last and pop

					const lastIndex = -- nObjects,
						lastObject = objects[ lastIndex ];

					if ( index !== lastIndex ) {

						indicesByUUID[ lastObject.uuid ] = index;

					}

					objects[ index ] = lastObject;
					objects.pop();

					// accounting is done, now do the same for all bindings

					for ( let j = 0, m = nBindings; j !== m; ++ j ) {

						const bindingsForPath = bindings[ j ];

						bindingsForPath[ index ] = bindingsForPath[ lastIndex ];
						bindingsForPath.pop();

					}

				} // cached or active

			} // if object is known

		} // for arguments

		this.nCachedObjects_ = nCachedObjects;

	}

	// Internal interface used by befriended PropertyBinding.Composite:

	subscribe_( path, parsedPath ) {

		// returns an array of bindings for the given path that is changed
		// according to the contained objects in the group

		const indicesByPath = this._bindingsIndicesByPath;
		let index = indicesByPath[ path ];
		const bindings = this._bindings;

		if ( index !== undefined ) return bindings[ index ];

		const paths = this._paths,
			parsedPaths = this._parsedPaths,
			objects = this._objects,
			nObjects = objects.length,
			nCachedObjects = this.nCachedObjects_,
			bindingsForPath = new Array( nObjects );

		index = bindings.length;

		indicesByPath[ path ] = index;

		paths.push( path );
		parsedPaths.push( parsedPath );
		bindings.push( bindingsForPath );

		for ( let i = nCachedObjects, n = objects.length; i !== n; ++ i ) {

			const object = objects[ i ];
			bindingsForPath[ i ] = new PropertyBinding( object, path, parsedPath );

		}

		return bindingsForPath;

	}

	unsubscribe_( path ) {

		// tells the group to forget about a property path and no longer
		// update the array previously obtained with 'subscribe_'

		const indicesByPath = this._bindingsIndicesByPath,
			index = indicesByPath[ path ];

		if ( index !== undefined ) {

			const paths = this._paths,
				parsedPaths = this._parsedPaths,
				bindings = this._bindings,
				lastBindingsIndex = bindings.