public Result go() {
      if (quickHeight != 0) {
        if (rightCTB != null) {
          throw new IllegalStateException("if quickHeight !=0 then rightCTB == null!");
        }
      }

      Preconditions.checkNotNull(dest);

      ColumnTextBuilder currentCtb = dest;
      List<Element> elements = sequence.getElements();

      int i;

      if (quickHeight != 0) {
        currentCtb.adjustBottom((float) quickHeight);
      }

      if (startWith != null) {
        currentCtb.copyContentFrom(startWith);

        float yBefore = currentCtb.getYLine();

        int status = currentCtb.go(simulate);

        if (setHeights) {
          startContentHeight = yBefore - currentCtb.getYLine();
        }

        if (ColumnText.hasMoreText(status)) {
          if (rightCTB != null) { // => quickHeight == 0
            rightCTB.copyContentFrom(currentCtb);

            currentCtb = rightCTB;

            yBefore = currentCtb.getYLine();

            status = currentCtb.go(simulate);

            if (setHeights) {
              startContentHeight += yBefore - currentCtb.getYLine();
            }

            if (ColumnText.hasMoreText(status)) {
              return new Result(ColumnText.NO_MORE_COLUMN, startAtIndex, currentCtb);
            }
          } else {
            return new Result(ColumnText.NO_MORE_COLUMN, startAtIndex, currentCtb);
          }
        }
      }

      // optimisation mode
      if (quickHeight != 0) {
        for (i = startAtIndex; i < elements.size(); i++) {
          Element el = elements.get(i);

          if (currentCtb.fits(el)) {
            if (el instanceof SpaceElement) {
              SpaceElement spaceElement = (SpaceElement) el;
              spaceElement.add(currentCtb, simulate);
              currentCtb.go(simulate);
            } else {
              currentCtb.addElement(el).go(simulate);
            }
          } else {
            break;
          }
        }

        return new Result(ColumnText.NO_MORE_TEXT, i, null);
      }

      for (i = startAtElement; i < elements.size(); i++) {
        Element el = elements.get(i);

        float yBefore = currentCtb.getYLine();

        if (el instanceof SpaceElement) {
          SpaceElement space = (SpaceElement) el;

          if (space.fits(currentCtb, currentCtb.getBottom())) {
            space.add(currentCtb, simulate);
          } else {
            if (currentCtb == dest) {
              currentCtb = rightCTB;
            } else if (currentCtb == rightCTB) {
              return new Result(ColumnText.NO_MORE_COLUMN, i + 1, currentCtb.clearContent());
            }
          }
        } else {
          currentCtb.addElement(el);

          if (ColumnText.hasMoreText(currentCtb.go(simulate))) {
            if (currentCtb == dest) {
              if (rightCTB == null) {
                return new Result(ColumnText.NO_MORE_COLUMN, i + 1, currentCtb);
              } else {
                rightCTB.copyContentFrom(currentCtb);

                currentCtb = rightCTB;

                final int status = currentCtb.go(simulate);

                if (ColumnText.hasMoreText(status)) {
                  return new Result(ColumnText.NO_MORE_COLUMN, i + 1, currentCtb);
                }
              }
            } else {
              return new Result(ColumnText.NO_MORE_COLUMN, i + 1, currentCtb);
            }
          }
        }

        if (setHeights) {
          sequence.setHeight(i, yBefore - currentCtb.getYLine());
        }
      }

      return new Result(ColumnText.NO_MORE_TEXT, elements.size(), null);
    }