Collection columns in column families

We've seen the surprising way in which the key structure of a CQL table maps to the underlying column family representation, but so far the values stored in CQL have mapped completely transparently into cell values at the column family level. While this is true for scalar data types, something much more interesting happens where collections are concerned.

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