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+
+include "basic_2/grammar/lenv_length.ma".
+
+(* POINTWISE EXTENSION OF A CONTEXT-FREE REALTION FOR TERMS *****************)
+
+inductive lpx (R:relation term): relation lenv ≝
+| lpx_stom: lpx R (⋆) (⋆)
+| lpx_pair: ∀K1,K2,I,V1,V2.
+ lpx R K1 K2 → R V1 V2 → lpx R (K1. ⓑ{I} V1) (K2. ⓑ{I} V2)
+.
+
+(* Basic properties *********************************************************)
+
+lemma lpx_refl: ∀R. reflexive ? R → reflexive … (lpx R).
+#R #HR #L elim L -L // /2 width=1/
+qed.
+
+(* Basic inversion lemmas ***************************************************)
+
+fact lpx_inv_atom1_aux: ∀R,L1,L2. lpx R L1 L2 → L1 = ⋆ → L2 = ⋆.
+#R #L1 #L2 * -L1 -L2
+[ //
+| #K1 #K2 #I #V1 #V2 #_ #_ #H destruct
+]
+qed-.
+
+lemma lpx_inv_atom1: ∀R,L2. lpx R (⋆) L2 → L2 = ⋆.
+/2 width=4 by lpx_inv_atom1_aux/ qed-.
+
+fact lpx_inv_pair1_aux: ∀R,L1,L2. lpx R L1 L2 → ∀K1,I,V1. L1 = K1. ⓑ{I} V1 →
+ ∃∃K2,V2. lpx R K1 K2 & R V1 V2 & L2 = K2. ⓑ{I} V2.
+#R #L1 #L2 * -L1 -L2
+[ #K1 #I #V1 #H destruct
+| #K1 #K2 #I #V1 #V2 #HK12 #HV12 #L #J #W #H destruct /2 width=5/
+]
+qed-.
+
+lemma lpx_inv_pair1: ∀R,K1,I,V1,L2. lpx R (K1. ⓑ{I} V1) L2 →
+ ∃∃K2,V2. lpx R K1 K2 & R V1 V2 & L2 = K2. ⓑ{I} V2.
+/2 width=3 by lpx_inv_pair1_aux/ qed-.
+
+fact lpx_inv_atom2_aux: ∀R,L1,L2. lpx R L1 L2 → L2 = ⋆ → L1 = ⋆.
+#R #L1 #L2 * -L1 -L2
+[ //
+| #K1 #K2 #I #V1 #V2 #_ #_ #H destruct
+]
+qed-.
+
+lemma lpx_inv_atom2: ∀R,L1. lpx R L1 (⋆) → L1 = ⋆.
+/2 width=4 by lpx_inv_atom2_aux/ qed-.
+
+fact lpx_inv_pair2_aux: ∀R,L1,L2. lpx R L1 L2 → ∀K2,I,V2. L2 = K2. ⓑ{I} V2 →
+ ∃∃K1,V1. lpx R K1 K2 & R V1 V2 & L1 = K1. ⓑ{I} V1.
+#R #L1 #L2 * -L1 -L2
+[ #K2 #I #V2 #H destruct
+| #K1 #K2 #I #V1 #V2 #HK12 #HV12 #K #J #W #H destruct /2 width=5/
+]
+qed-.
+
+lemma lpx_inv_pair2: ∀R,L1,K2,I,V2. lpx R L1 (K2. ⓑ{I} V2) →
+ ∃∃K1,V1. lpx R K1 K2 & R V1 V2 & L1 = K1. ⓑ{I} V1.
+/2 width=3 by lpx_inv_pair2_aux/ qed-.
+
+(* Basic forward lemmas *****************************************************)
+
+lemma lpx_fwd_length: ∀R,L1,L2. lpx R L1 L2 → |L1| = |L2|.
+#R #L1 #L2 #H elim H -L1 -L2 normalize //
+qed-.