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+
+include "basic_2A/multiple/drops_drop.ma".
+
+(* ITERATED LOCAL ENVIRONMENT SLICING ***************************************)
+
+(* Main properties **********************************************************)
+
+(* Basic_1: was: drop1_trans *)
+theorem drops_trans: ∀L,L2,s,cs2. ⬇*[s, cs2] L ≡ L2 → ∀L1,cs1. ⬇*[s, cs1] L1 ≡ L →
+ ⬇*[s, cs2 @@ cs1] L1 ≡ L2.
+#L #L2 #s #cs2 #H elim H -L -L2 -cs2 /3 width=3 by drops_cons/
+qed-.