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+lemma cpx_append: ∀h,g,G. l_appendable_sn … (cpx h g G).
+#h #g #G #K #T1 #T2 #H elim H -G -K -T1 -T2
+/2 width=3 by cpx_sort, cpx_bind, cpx_flat, cpx_zeta, cpx_tau, cpx_ti, cpx_beta, cpx_theta/
+#I #G #K #K0 #V1 #V2 #W2 #i #HK0 #_ #HVW2 #IHV12 #L
+lapply (ldrop_fwd_length_lt2 … HK0) #H
+@(cpx_delta … I … (L@@K0) V1 … HVW2) //
+@(ldrop_O1_append_sn_le … HK0) /2 width=2 by lt_to_le/ (**) (* /3/ does not work *)
+qed.
+
+lemma cpx_fwd_shift1: ∀h,g,G,L1,L,T1,T. ⦃G, L⦄ ⊢ L1 @@ T1 ➡[h, g] T →
+ ∃∃L2,T2. |L1| = |L2| & T = L2 @@ T2.
+#h #g #G #L1 @(lenv_ind_dx … L1) -L1 normalize
+[ #L #T1 #T #HT1
+ @(ex2_2_intro … (⋆)) // (**) (* explicit constructor *)
+| #I #L1 #V1 #IH #L #T1 #X
+ >shift_append_assoc normalize #H
+ elim (cpx_inv_bind1 … H) -H *
+ [ #V0 #T0 #_ #HT10 #H destruct
+ elim (IH … HT10) -IH -HT10 #L2 #T2 #HL12 #H destruct
+ >append_length >HL12 -HL12
+ @(ex2_2_intro … (⋆.ⓑ{I}V0@@L2) T2) [ >append_length ] /2 width=3 by refl, trans_eq/ (**) (* explicit constructor *)
+ | #T #_ #_ #H destruct
+ ]
+]
+qed-.