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+include "basic_2A/substitution/lsuby.ma".
+
+(* LOCAL ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT FOR EXTENDED SUBSTITUTION *******************)
+
+(* Main properties **********************************************************)
+
+theorem lsuby_trans: ∀l,m. Transitive … (lsuby l m).
+#l #m #L1 #L2 #H elim H -L1 -L2 -l -m
+[ #L1 #l #m #X #H lapply (lsuby_inv_atom1 … H) -H
+ #H destruct //
+| #I1 #I2 #L1 #L #V1 #V #_ #IHL1 #X #H elim (lsuby_inv_zero1 … H) -H //
+ * #I2 #L2 #V2 #HL2 #H destruct /3 width=1 by lsuby_zero/
+| #I1 #I2 #L1 #L2 #V #m #_ #IHL1 #X #H elim (lsuby_inv_pair1 … H) -H //
+ * #I2 #L2 #HL2 #H destruct /3 width=1 by lsuby_pair/
+| #I1 #I2 #L1 #L2 #V1 #V2 #l #m #_ #IHL1 #X #H elim (lsuby_inv_succ1 … H) -H //
+ * #I2 #L2 #V2 #HL2 #H destruct /3 width=1 by lsuby_succ/
+]
+qed-.