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+
+include "ground_2/lib/functions.ma".
+include "ground_2/lib/exteq.ma".
+include "apps_2/notation/models/upspoon_4.ma".
+include "apps_2/notation/models/upspoon_3.ma".
+include "apps_2/models/model.ma".
+
+
+(* MODEL ********************************************************************)
+
+definition vlift (M): nat → dd M → evaluation M → evaluation M ≝
+ λj,d,lv,i. tri … i j (lv i) d (lv (↓i)).
+
+interpretation "generic lift (model evaluation)"
+ 'UpSpoon M i d lv = (vlift M i d lv).
+
+interpretation "lift (model evaluation)"
+ 'UpSpoon M d lv = (vlift M O d lv).
+
+(* Basic properties *********************************************************)
+
+lemma vlift_lt (M): ∀lv,d,j,i. i < j → (⫯{M}[j←d] lv) i = lv i.
+/2 width=1 by tri_lt/ qed-.
+
+lemma vlift_eq (M): ∀lv,d,i. (⫯{M}[i←d] lv) i = d.
+/2 width=1 by tri_eq/ qed-.
+
+lemma vlift_gt (M): ∀lv,d,j,i. j < i → (⫯{M}[j←d] lv) i = lv (↓i).
+/2 width=1 by tri_gt/ qed-.
+
+lemma vlift_ext (M): ∀i. compatible_3 … (vlift M i) (eq …) (exteq …) (exteq …).
+#m #i #d1 #d2 #Hd12 #lv1 #lv2 #HLv12 #j
+elim (lt_or_eq_or_gt j i) #Hij destruct
+[ >vlift_lt // >vlift_lt //
+| >vlift_eq >vlift_eq //
+| >vlift_gt // >vlift_gt //
+]
+qed.