continue;
assert(!IS_TAGGED(val, TAG1) || val == TAG_VALUE(TOMBSTONE, TAG1)); // copy not in progress
if (hti->ht->key_type != NULL && key != DOES_NOT_EXIST) {
continue;
assert(!IS_TAGGED(val, TAG1) || val == TAG_VALUE(TOMBSTONE, TAG1)); // copy not in progress
if (hti->ht->key_type != NULL && key != DOES_NOT_EXIST) {