+
+(* Basic inversion lemmas ***************************************************)
+
+fact lifts_inv_nil_aux: ∀T1,T2,des. ⇑[des] T1 ≡ T2 → des = ⟠ → T1 = T2.
+#T1 #T2 #des * -T1 -T2 -des //
+#T1 #T #T2 #d #e #des #_ #_ #H destruct
+qed.
+
+lemma lifts_inv_nil: ∀T1,T2. ⇑[⟠] T1 ≡ T2 → T1 = T2.
+/2 width=3/ qed-.
+
+fact lifts_inv_cons_aux: ∀T1,T2,des. ⇑[des] T1 ≡ T2 →
+ ∀d,e,tl. des = {d, e} :: tl →
+ ∃∃T. ⇑[d, e] T1 ≡ T & ⇑[tl] T ≡ T2.
+#T1 #T2 #des * -T1 -T2 -des
+[ #T #d #e #tl #H destruct
+| #T1 #T #T2 #des #d #e #HT1 #HT2 #hd #he #tl #H destruct
+ /2 width=3/
+qed.
+
+lemma lifts_inv_cons: ∀T1,T2,d,e,des. ⇑[{d, e} :: des] T1 ≡ T2 →
+ ∃∃T. ⇑[d, e] T1 ≡ T & ⇑[des] T ≡ T2.
+/2 width=3/ qed-.
+
+lemma lifts_inv_bind1: ∀I,T2,des,V1,U1. ⇑[des] 𝕓{I} V1. U1 ≡ T2 →
+ ∃∃V2,U2. ⇑[des] V1 ≡ V2 & ⇑[ss des] U1 ≡ U2 &
+ T2 = 𝕓{I} V2. U2.
+#I #T2 #des elim des -des
+[ #V1 #U1 #H
+ <(lifts_inv_nil … H) -H /2 width=5/
+| #d #e #des #IHdes #V1 #U1 #H
+ elim (lifts_inv_cons … H) -H #X #H #HT2
+ elim (lift_inv_bind1 … H) -H #V #U #HV1 #HU1 #H destruct
+ elim (IHdes … HT2) -IHdes -HT2 #V2 #U2 #HV2 #HU2 #H destruct
+ /3 width=5/
+]
+qed-.
+
+lemma lifts_inv_flat1: ∀I,T2,des,V1,U1. ⇑[des] 𝕗{I} V1. U1 ≡ T2 →
+ ∃∃V2,U2. ⇑[des] V1 ≡ V2 & ⇑[des] U1 ≡ U2 &
+ T2 = 𝕗{I} V2. U2.
+#I #T2 #des elim des -des
+[ #V1 #U1 #H
+ <(lifts_inv_nil … H) -H /2 width=5/
+| #d #e #des #IHdes #V1 #U1 #H
+ elim (lifts_inv_cons … H) -H #X #H #HT2
+ elim (lift_inv_flat1 … H) -H #V #U #HV1 #HU1 #H destruct
+ elim (IHdes … HT2) -IHdes -HT2 #V2 #U2 #HV2 #HU2 #H destruct
+ /3 width=5/
+]
+qed-.
+
+(* Basic forward lemmas *****************************************************)
+
+lemma lifts_simple_dx: ∀T1,T2,des. ⇑[des] T1 ≡ T2 → 𝕊[T1] → 𝕊[T2].
+#T1 #T2 #des #H elim H -T1 -T2 -des // /3 width=5 by lift_simple_dx/
+qed-.
+
+lemma lifts_simple_sn: ∀T1,T2,des. ⇑[des] T1 ≡ T2 → 𝕊[T2] → 𝕊[T1].
+#T1 #T2 #des #H elim H -T1 -T2 -des // /3 width=5 by lift_simple_sn/
+qed-.
+
+(* Basic properties *********************************************************)
+
+lemma lifts_bind: ∀I,T2,V1,V2,des. ⇑[des] V1 ≡ V2 →
+ ∀T1. ⇑[ss des] T1 ≡ T2 →
+ ⇑[des] 𝕓{I} V1. T1 ≡ 𝕓{I} V2. T2.
+#I #T2 #V1 #V2 #des #H elim H -V1 -V2 -des
+[ #V #T1 #H >(lifts_inv_nil … H) -H //
+| #V1 #V #V2 #des #d #e #HV1 #_ #IHV #T1 #H
+ elim (lifts_inv_cons … H) -H /3 width=3/
+]
+qed.
+
+lemma lifts_flat: ∀I,T2,V1,V2,des. ⇑[des] V1 ≡ V2 →
+ ∀T1. ⇑[des] T1 ≡ T2 →
+ ⇑[des] 𝕗{I} V1. T1 ≡ 𝕗{I} V2. T2.
+#I #T2 #V1 #V2 #des #H elim H -V1 -V2 -des
+[ #V #T1 #H >(lifts_inv_nil … H) -H //
+| #V1 #V #V2 #des #d #e #HV1 #_ #IHV #T1 #H
+ elim (lifts_inv_cons … H) -H /3 width=3/
+]
+qed.
+
+lemma lifts_total: ∀des,T1. ∃T2. ⇑[des] T1 ≡ T2.
+#des elim des -des /2 width=2/
+#d #e #des #IH #T1
+elim (lift_total T1 d e) #T #HT1
+elim (IH T) -IH /3 width=4/
+qed.