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+
+include "basic_2/substitution/lift_lift.ma".
+include "basic_2/multiple/gr2_minus.ma".
+include "basic_2/multiple/lifts.ma".
+
+(* GENERIC TERM RELOCATION **************************************************)
+
+(* Properties concerning basic term relocation ******************************)
+
+(* Basic_1: was: lift1_xhg (right to left) *)
+lemma lifts_lift_trans_le: ∀T1,T,des. ⇧*[des] T1 ≡ T → ∀T2. ⇧[0, 1] T ≡ T2 →
+ ∃∃T0. ⇧[0, 1] T1 ≡ T0 & ⇧*[des + 1] T0 ≡ T2.
+#T1 #T #des #H elim H -T1 -T -des
+[ /2 width=3/
+| #T1 #T3 #T #des #d #e #HT13 #_ #IHT13 #T2 #HT2
+ elim (IHT13 … HT2) -T #T #HT3 #HT2
+ elim (lift_trans_le … HT13 … HT3) -T3 // /3 width=5/
+]
+qed-.
+
+(* Basic_1: was: lift1_free (right to left) *)
+lemma lifts_lift_trans: ∀des,i,i0. @⦃i, des⦄ ≡ i0 →
+ ∀des0. des + 1 ▭ i + 1 ≡ des0 + 1 →
+ ∀T1,T0. ⇧*[des0] T1 ≡ T0 →
+ ∀T2. ⇧[O, i0 + 1] T0 ≡ T2 →
+ ∃∃T. ⇧[0, i + 1] T1 ≡ T & ⇧*[des] T ≡ T2.
+#des elim des -des normalize
+[ #i #x #H1 #des0 #H2 #T1 #T0 #HT10 #T2
+ <(at_inv_nil … H1) -x #HT02
+ lapply (minuss_inv_nil1 … H2) -H2 #H
+ >(pluss_inv_nil2 … H) in HT10; -des0 #H
+ >(lifts_inv_nil … H) -T1 /2 width=3/
+| #d #e #des #IHdes #i #i0 #H1 #des0 #H2 #T1 #T0 #HT10 #T2 #HT02
+ elim (at_inv_cons … H1) -H1 * #Hid #Hi0
+ [ elim (minuss_inv_cons1_lt … H2) -H2 [2: /2 width=1/ ] #des1 #Hdes1 <minus_le_minus_minus_comm // <minus_plus_m_m #H
+ elim (pluss_inv_cons2 … H) -H #des2 #H1 #H2 destruct
+ elim (lifts_inv_cons … HT10) -HT10 #T >minus_plus #HT1 #HT0
+ elim (IHdes … Hi0 … Hdes1 … HT0 … HT02) -IHdes -Hi0 -Hdes1 -T0 #T0 #HT0 #HT02
+ elim (lift_trans_le … HT1 … HT0) -T /2 width=1/ #T #HT1 <plus_minus_m_m /2 width=1/ /3 width=5/
+ | >commutative_plus in Hi0; #Hi0
+ lapply (minuss_inv_cons1_ge … H2 ?) -H2 [ /2 width=1/ ] <associative_plus #Hdes0
+ elim (IHdes … Hi0 … Hdes0 … HT10 … HT02) -IHdes -Hi0 -Hdes0 -T0 #T0 #HT0 #HT02
+ elim (lift_split … HT0 d (i+1)) -HT0 /2 width=1/ /3 width=5/
+ ]
+]
+qed-.