-- Lean 4 proof step from Mathlib.MeasureTheory.Covering.Besicovitch (goal)
Goal:
α : Type u_1
inst : MetricSpace α
inst_1 : SecondCountableTopology α
inst_2 : MeasurableSpace α
inst_3 : OpensMeasurableSpace α
inst_4 : HasBesicovitchCovering α
μ : Measure α
inst_5 : SFinite μ
inst_6 : μ.OuterRegular
ε : ℝ≥0∞
hε : ε ≠ 0
f : α → Set ℝ
s : Set α
hf : ∀ x ∈ s, ∀ δ > 0, (f x ∩ Ioo 0 δ).Nonempty
obtain :
  ∀ (u : Set α) (su : u ⊇ s) (u_open : IsOpen[PseudoMetricSpace.toUniformSpace.toTopologicalSpace] u)
    (μu : (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) u ≤ HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) (ε / 2)),
    ∃ (t : Set α) (r : α → ℝ),
      t.Countable ∧
        t ⊆ s ∧
          (∀ x ∈ t, r x ∈ f x) ∧
            s ⊆ ⋃ x ∈ t, closedBall x (r x) ∧
              ∑' (x : (↑t : Type u_1)), (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (closedBall (↑x : α) (r (↑x : α))) ≤
                HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) ε
obtain₁ :
  ∀ (u : Set α) (su : u ⊇ s) (u_open : IsOpen[PseudoMetricSpace.toUniformSpace.toTopologicalSpace] u)
    (μu : (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) u ≤ HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) (ε / 2))
    (this : ∀ x ∈ s, ∃ R > 0, ball x R ⊆ u),
    ∃ (t : Set α) (r : α → ℝ),
      t.Countable ∧
        t ⊆ s ∧
          (∀ x ∈ t, r x ∈ f x) ∧
            s ⊆ ⋃ x ∈ t, closedBall x (r x) ∧
              ∑' (x : (↑t : Type u_1)), (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (closedBall (↑x : α) (r (↑x : α))) ≤
                HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) ε
obtain₂ :
  ∀ (u : Set α) (su : u ⊇ s) (u_open : IsOpen[PseudoMetricSpace.toUniformSpace.toTopologicalSpace] u)
    (μu : (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) u ≤ HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) (ε / 2))
    (R : (x : α) → ℝ) (hR : ∀ x ∈ s, R x > 0 ∧ ball x (R x) ⊆ u),
    ∃ (t : Set α) (r : α → ℝ),
      t.Countable ∧
        t ⊆ s ∧
          (∀ x ∈ t, r x ∈ f x) ∧
            s ⊆ ⋃ x ∈ t, closedBall x (r x) ∧
              ∑' (x : (↑t : Type u_1)), (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (closedBall (↑x : α) (r (↑x : α))) ≤
                HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) ε
obtain₃ obtain₄ :
  ∀ (u : Set α) (su : u ⊇ s) (u_open : IsOpen[PseudoMetricSpace.toUniformSpace.toTopologicalSpace] u)
    (μu : (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) u ≤ HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) (ε / 2))
    (R : (x : α) → ℝ) (hR : ∀ x ∈ s, R x > 0 ∧ ball x (R x) ⊆ u) (t0 : Set α) (r0 : α → ℝ) (t0_count : t0.Countable)
    (t0s : t0 ⊆ s) (hr0 : ∀ x ∈ t0, r0 x ∈ f x ∩ Ioo 0 (R x))
    (μt0 : Eq (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x)) : ℝ≥0∞) (0 : ℝ≥0∞))
    (t0_disj : t0.PairwiseDisjoint (α := Set α) fun (x : α) ↦ closedBall x (r0 x)),
    ∃ (t : Set α) (r : α → ℝ),
      t.Countable ∧
        t ⊆ s ∧
          (∀ x ∈ t, r x ∈ f x) ∧
            s ⊆ ⋃ x ∈ t, closedBall x (r x) ∧
              ∑' (x : (↑t : Type u_1)), (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (closedBall (↑x : α) (r (↑x : α))) ≤
                HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) ε
obtain₅ :
  ∀ (u : Set α) (su : u ⊇ s) (u_open : IsOpen[PseudoMetricSpace.toUniformSpace.toTopologicalSpace] u)
    (μu : (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) u ≤ HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) (ε / 2))
    (R : (x : α) → ℝ) (hR : ∀ x ∈ s, R x > 0 ∧ ball x (R x) ⊆ u) (t0 : Set α) (r0 : α → ℝ) (t0_count : t0.Countable)
    (t0s : t0 ⊆ s) (hr0 : ∀ x ∈ t0, r0 x ∈ f x ∩ Ioo 0 (R x))
    (μt0 : Eq (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x)) : ℝ≥0∞) (0 : ℝ≥0∞))
    (t0_disj : t0.PairwiseDisjoint (α := Set α) fun (x : α) ↦ closedBall x (r0 x)),
    let s' := s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x);
    ∀ (s's : s' ⊆ s),
      ∃ (t : Set α) (r : α → ℝ),
        t.Countable ∧
          t ⊆ s ∧
            (∀ x ∈ t, r x ∈ f x) ∧
              s ⊆ ⋃ x ∈ t, closedBall x (r x) ∧
                ∑' (x : (↑t : Type u_1)), (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (closedBall (↑x : α) (r (↑x : α))) ≤
                  HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) ε
obtain₆ :
  ∀ (u : Set α) (su : u ⊇ s) (u_open : IsOpen[PseudoMetricSpace.toUniformSpace.toTopologicalSpace] u)
    (μu : (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) u ≤ HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) (ε / 2))
    (R : (x : α) → ℝ) (hR : ∀ x ∈ s, R x > 0 ∧ ball x (R x) ⊆ u) (t0 : Set α) (r0 : α → ℝ) (t0_count : t0.Countable)
    (t0s : t0 ⊆ s) (hr0 : ∀ x ∈ t0, r0 x ∈ f x ∩ Ioo 0 (R x))
    (μt0 : Eq (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x)) : ℝ≥0∞) (0 : ℝ≥0∞))
    (t0_disj : t0.PairwiseDisjoint (α := Set α) fun (x : α) ↦ closedBall x (r0 x)),
    let s' := s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x);
    ∀ (s's : s' ⊆ s) (N : ℕ) (τ : ℝ) (hτ : 1 < τ) (H : IsEmpty.{u_1 + 1} (SatelliteConfig α N τ)),
      ∃ (t : Set α) (r : α → ℝ),
        t.Countable ∧
          t ⊆ s ∧
            (∀ x ∈ t, r x ∈ f x) ∧
              s ⊆ ⋃ x ∈ t, closedBall x (r x) ∧
                ∑' (x : (↑t : Type u_1)), (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (closedBall (↑x : α) (r (↑x : α))) ≤
                  HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) ε
obtain₇ :
  ∀ (u : Set α) (su : u ⊇ s) (u_open : IsOpen[PseudoMetricSpace.toUniformSpace.toTopologicalSpace] u)
    (μu : (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) u ≤ HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) (ε / 2))
    (R : (x : α) → ℝ) (hR : ∀ x ∈ s, R x > 0 ∧ ball x (R x) ⊆ u) (t0 : Set α) (r0 : α → ℝ) (t0_count : t0.Countable)
    (t0s : t0 ⊆ s) (hr0 : ∀ x ∈ t0, r0 x ∈ f x ∩ Ioo 0 (R x))
    (μt0 : Eq (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x)) : ℝ≥0∞) (0 : ℝ≥0∞))
    (t0_disj : t0.PairwiseDisjoint (α := Set α) fun (x : α) ↦ closedBall x (r0 x)),
    let s' := s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x);
    ∀ (s's : s' ⊆ s) (N : ℕ) (τ : ℝ) (hτ : 1 < τ) (H : IsEmpty.{u_1 + 1} (SatelliteConfig α N τ)) (v : Set α)
      (s'v : v ⊇ s') (v_open : IsOpen[PseudoMetricSpace.toUniformSpace.toTopologicalSpace] v)
      (μv :
        (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) v ≤ HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s' : ℝ≥0∞) (ε / 2 / (↑N : ℝ≥0∞))),
      ∃ (t : Set α) (r : α → ℝ),
        t.Countable ∧
          t ⊆ s ∧
            (∀ x ∈ t, r x ∈ f x) ∧
              s ⊆ ⋃ x ∈ t, closedBall x (r x) ∧
                ∑' (x : (↑t : Type u_1)), (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (closedBall (↑x : α) (r (↑x : α))) ≤
                  HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) ε
obtain₈ :
  ∀ (u : Set α) (su : u ⊇ s) (u_open : IsOpen[PseudoMetricSpace.toUniformSpace.toTopologicalSpace] u)
    (μu : (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) u ≤ HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) (ε / 2))
    (R : (x : α) → ℝ) (hR : ∀ x ∈ s, R x > 0 ∧ ball x (R x) ⊆ u) (t0 : Set α) (r0 : α → ℝ) (t0_count : t0.Countable)
    (t0s : t0 ⊆ s) (hr0 : ∀ x ∈ t0, r0 x ∈ f x ∩ Ioo 0 (R x))
    (μt0 : Eq (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x)) : ℝ≥0∞) (0 : ℝ≥0∞))
    (t0_disj : t0.PairwiseDisjoint (α := Set α) fun (x : α) ↦ closedBall x (r0 x)),
    let s' := s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x);
    ∀ (s's : s' ⊆ s) (N : ℕ) (τ : ℝ) (hτ : 1 < τ) (H : IsEmpty.{u_1 + 1} (SatelliteConfig α N τ)) (v : Set α)
      (s'v : v ⊇ s') (v_open : IsOpen[PseudoMetricSpace.toUniformSpace.toTopologicalSpace] v)
      (μv :
        (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) v ≤ HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s' : ℝ≥0∞) (ε / 2 / (↑N : ℝ≥0∞)))
      (this : ∀ x ∈ s', ∃ r1 ∈ f x ∩ Ioo 0 1, closedBall x r1 ⊆ v),
      ∃ (t : Set α) (r : α → ℝ),
        t.Countable ∧
          t ⊆ s ∧
            (∀ x ∈ t, r x ∈ f x) ∧
              s ⊆ ⋃ x ∈ t, closedBall x (r x) ∧
                ∑' (x : (↑t : Type u_1)), (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (closedBall (↑x : α) (r (↑x : α))) ≤
                  HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) ε
obtain₉ obtain₁₀ :
  ∀ (u : Set α) (su : u ⊇ s) (u_open : IsOpen[PseudoMetricSpace.toUniformSpace.toTopologicalSpace] u)
    (μu : (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) u ≤ HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) (ε / 2))
    (R : (x : α) → ℝ) (hR : ∀ x ∈ s, R x > 0 ∧ ball x (R x) ⊆ u) (t0 : Set α) (r0 : α → ℝ) (t0_count : t0.Countable)
    (t0s : t0 ⊆ s) (hr0 : ∀ x ∈ t0, r0 x ∈ f x ∩ Ioo 0 (R x))
    (μt0 : Eq (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x)) : ℝ≥0∞) (0 : ℝ≥0∞))
    (t0_disj : t0.PairwiseDisjoint (α := Set α) fun (x : α) ↦ closedBall x (r0 x)),
    let s' := s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x);
    ∀ (s's : s' ⊆ s) (N : ℕ) (τ : ℝ) (hτ : 1 < τ) (H : IsEmpty.{u_1 + 1} (SatelliteConfig α N τ)) (v : Set α)
      (s'v : v ⊇ s') (v_open : IsOpen[PseudoMetricSpace.toUniformSpace.toTopologicalSpace] v)
      (μv :
        (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) v ≤ HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s' : ℝ≥0∞) (ε / 2 / (↑N : ℝ≥0∞)))
      (r1 : (x : α) → ℝ) (hr1 : ∀ x ∈ s', r1 x ∈ f x ∩ Ioo 0 1 ∧ closedBall x (r1 x) ⊆ v),
      ∃ (t : Set α) (r : α → ℝ),
        t.Countable ∧
          t ⊆ s ∧
            (∀ x ∈ t, r x ∈ f x) ∧
              s ⊆ ⋃ x ∈ t, closedBall x (r x) ∧
                ∑' (x : (↑t : Type u_1)), (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (closedBall (↑x : α) (r (↑x : α))) ≤
                  HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) ε
⊢ ∃ (t : Set α) (r : α → ℝ),
    t.Countable ∧
      t ⊆ s ∧
        (∀ x ∈ t, r x ∈ f x) ∧
          s ⊆ ⋃ x ∈ t, closedBall x (r x) ∧
            ∑' (x : (↑t : Type u_1)), (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (closedBall (↑x : α) (r (↑x : α))) ≤
              HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) ε
have obtain₁₁ : ∀ (u : Set α) (su : u ⊇ s) (u_open : IsOpen[PseudoMetricSpace.toUniformSpace.toTopologicalSpace] u)
  (μu : (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) u ≤ HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) (ε / 2))
  (R : (x : α) → ℝ) (hR : ∀ x ∈ s, R x > 0 ∧ ball x (R x) ⊆ u) (t0 : Set α) (r0 : α → ℝ) (t0_count : t0.Countable)
  (t0s : t0 ⊆ s) (hr0 : ∀ x ∈ t0, r0 x ∈ f x ∩ Ioo 0 (R x))
  (μt0 : Eq (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x)) : ℝ≥0∞) (0 : ℝ≥0∞))
  (t0_disj : t0.PairwiseDisjoint (α := Set α) fun (x : α) ↦ closedBall x (r0 x)),
  let s' := s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x);
  ∀ (s's : s' ⊆ s) (N : ℕ) (τ : ℝ) (hτ : 1 < τ) (H : IsEmpty.{u_1 + 1} (SatelliteConfig α N τ)) (v : Set α)
    (s'v : v ⊇ s') (v_open : IsOpen[PseudoMetricSpace.toUniformSpace.toTopologicalSpace] v)
    (μv : (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) v ≤ HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s' : ℝ≥0∞) (ε / 2 / (↑N : ℝ≥0∞)))
    (r1 : (x : α) → ℝ) (hr1 : ∀ x ∈ s', r1 x ∈ f x ∩ Ioo 0 1 ∧ closedBall x (r1 x) ⊆ v),
    let q : BallPackage (↑s' : Type u_1) α :=
      { c := fun (x : (↑s' : Type u_1)) ↦ (↑x : α), r := fun (x : (↑s' : Type u_1)) ↦ r1 (↑x : α), rpos := sorry,
        r_bound := 1, r_le := sorry };
    ∀ (S : Fin N → Set (↑s' : Type u_1))
      (S_disj :
        ∀ (i : Fin N), (S i).PairwiseDisjoint (α := Set α) fun (j : (↑s' : Type u_1)) ↦ closedBall (q.c j) (q.r j))
      (hS : range q.c ⊆ ⋃ (i : Fin N), ⋃ j ∈ S i, ball (q.c j) (q.r j)),
      ∃ (t : Set α) (r : α → ℝ),
        t.Countable ∧
          t ⊆ s ∧
            (∀ x ∈ t, r x ∈ f x) ∧
              s ⊆ ⋃ x ∈ t, closedBall x (r x) ∧
                ∑' (x : (↑t : Type u_1)), (μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) (closedBall (↑x : α) (r (↑x : α))) ≤
                  HAdd.hAdd (α := ℝ≥0∞) ((μ : (a : Set α) → ℝ≥0∞) s : ℝ≥0∞) ε
Tactic: classical
  obtain ⟨u, su, u_open, μu⟩ : ∃ U, U ⊇ s ∧ IsOpen U ∧ μ U ≤ μ s + ε / 2 :=
    Set.exists_isOpen_le_add _ _
      (by
        simpa only [or_false, Ne, ENNReal.div_eq_zero_iff, ENNReal.ofNat_ne_top] using hε)
  have : ∀ x ∈ s, ∃ R > 0, ball x R ⊆ u := fun x hx =>
    Metric.mem_nhds_iff.1 (u_open.mem_nhds (su hx))
  choose! R hR using this
  obtain ⟨t0, r0, t0_count, t0s, hr0, μt0, t0_disj⟩ :
    ∃ (t0 : Set α) (r0 : α → ℝ), t0.Countable ∧ t0 ⊆ s ∧
      (∀ x ∈ t0, r0 x ∈ f x ∩ Ioo 0 (R x)) ∧ μ (s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x)) = 0 ∧
        t0.PairwiseDisjoint fun x => closedBall x (r0 x) :=
    exists_disjoint_closedBall_covering_ae μ f s hf R fun x hx => (hR x hx).1
  -- we have constructed an almost everywhere covering of `s` by disjoint balls. Let `s'` be the
  -- remaining set.
  let s' := s \ ⋃ x ∈ t0, closedBall x (r0 x)
  have s's : s' ⊆ s := diff_subset
  obtain ⟨N, τ, hτ, H⟩ : ∃ N τ, 1 < τ ∧ IsEmpty (Besicovitch.SatelliteConfig α N τ) :=
    HasBesicovitchCovering.no_satelliteConfig
  obtain ⟨v, s'v, v_open, μv⟩ : ∃ v, v ⊇ s' ∧ IsOpen v ∧ μ v ≤ μ s' + ε / 2 / N :=
    Set.exists_isOpen_le_add _ _
      (by simp only [ne_eq, ENNReal.div_eq_zero_iff, hε, ENNReal.ofNat_ne_top, or_self,
          ENNReal.natCast_ne_top, not_false_eq_true])
  have : ∀ x ∈ s', ∃ r1 ∈ f x ∩ Ioo (0 : ℝ) 1, closedBall x r1 ⊆ v := by
    intro x hx
    rcases Metric.mem_nhds_iff.1 (v_open.mem_nhds (s'v hx)) with ⟨r, rpos, hr⟩
    rcases hf x (s's hx) (min r 1) (lt_min rpos zero_lt_one) with ⟨R', hR'⟩
    exact
      ⟨R', ⟨hR'.1, hR'.2.1, hR'.2.2.trans_le (min_le_right _ _)⟩,
        Subset.trans (closedBall_subset_ball (hR'.2.2.trans_le (min_le_left _ _))) hr⟩
  choose! r1 hr1 using this
  let q : BallPackage s' α :=
    { c := fun x => x
      r := fun x => r1 x
      rpos := fun x => (hr1 x.1 x.2).1.2.1
      r_bound := 1
      r_le := fun x => (hr1 x.1 x.2).1.2.2.le }
  -- by Besicovitch, we cover `s'` with at most `N` families of disjoint balls, all included in
  -- a suitable neighborhood `v` of `s'`.
  obtain ⟨S, S_disj, hS⟩ :
    ∃ S : Fin N → Set s',
      (∀ i : Fin N, (S i).PairwiseDisjoint fun j => closedBall (q.c j) (q.r j)) ∧
        range q.c ⊆ ⋃ i : Fin N, ⋃ j ∈ S i, ball (q.c j) (q.r j) :=
    exist_disjoint_covering_families hτ H q
  have S_count : ∀ i, (S i).Countable := by
    intro i
    apply (S_disj i).countable_of_nonempty_interior fun j _ => ?_
    have : (ball (j : α) (r1 j)).Nonempty := nonempty_ball.2 (q.rpos _)
    exact this.mono ball_subset_interior_closedBall
  let r x := if x ∈ s' then r1 x else r0 x
  have r_t0 : ∀ x ∈ t0, r x = r0 x := by
    intro x hx
    have : x ∉ s' := by
      simp only [s', not_exists, exists_prop, mem_iUnion, mem_closedBall, not_and, not_lt, not_le,
        mem_diff, not_forall]
      intro _
      refine ⟨x, hx, ?_⟩
      rw [dist_self]
      exact (hr0 x hx).2.1.le
    simp only [r, if_neg this]
  -- the desired covering set is given by the union of the families constructed in the first and
  -- second steps.
  refine ⟨t0 ∪ ⋃ i : Fin N, ((↑) : s' → α) '' S i, r, ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩
  -- it remains to check that they have the desired properties
  · exact t0_count.union (countable_iUnion fun i => (S_count i).image _)
  · simp only [t0s, true_and, union_subset_iff, image_subset_iff, iUnion_subset_iff]
    intro i x _
    exact s's x.2
  · intro x hx
    cases hx with
    | inl hx =>
      rw [r_t0 x hx]
      exact (hr0 _ hx).1
    | inr hx =>
      have h'x : x ∈ s' := by
        simp only [mem_iUnion, mem_image] at hx
        rcases hx with ⟨i, y, _, rfl⟩
        exact y.2
      simp only [r, if_pos h'x, (hr1 x h'x).1.1]
  · intro x hx
    by_cases h'x : x ∈ s'
    · obtain ⟨i, y, ySi, xy⟩ : ∃ (i : Fin N) (y : ↥s'), y ∈ S i ∧ x ∈ ball (y : α) (r1 y) := by
        have A : x ∈ range q.c := by
          simpa only [q, not_exists, exists_prop, mem_iUnion, mem_closedBall, not_and,
            not_le, mem_setOf_eq, Subtype.range_coe_subtype, mem_diff] using h'x
        simpa only [mem_iUnion, mem_image, bex_def] using hS A
      refine mem_iUnion₂.2 ⟨y, Or.inr ?_, ?_⟩
      · simp only [mem_iUnion, mem_image]
        exact ⟨i, y, ySi, rfl⟩
      · have : (y : α) ∈ s' := y.2
        simp only [r, if_pos this]
        exact ball_subset_closedBall xy
    · obtain ⟨y, yt0, hxy⟩ : ∃ y : α, y ∈ t0 ∧ x ∈ closedBall y (r0 y) := by
        simpa [s', hx, -mem_closedBall] using h'x
      refine mem_iUnion₂.2 ⟨y, Or.inl yt0, ?_⟩
      rwa [r_t0 _ yt0]
  -- the only nontrivial property is the measure control, which we check now
  · -- the sets in the first step have measure at most `μ s + ε / 2`
    have A : (∑' x : t0, μ (closedBall x (r x))) ≤ μ s + ε / 2 :=
      calc
        (∑' x : t0, μ (closedBall x (r x))) = ∑' x : t0, μ (closedBall x (r0 x)) := by
          congr 1; ext x; rw [r_t0 x x.2]
        _ = μ (⋃ x : t0, closedBall x (r0 x)) := by
          haveI : Encodable t0 := t0_count.toEncodable
          rw [measure_iUnion]
          · exact (pairwise_subtype_iff_pairwise_set _ _).2 t0_disj
          · exact fun i => measurableSet_closedBall
        _ ≤ μ u := by
          apply measure_mono
          simp only [SetCoe.forall, iUnion_subset_iff]
          intro x hx
          apply Subset.trans (closedBall_subset_ball (hr0 x hx).2.2) (hR x (t0s hx)).2
        _ ≤ μ s + ε / 2 := μu
    -- each subfamily in the second step has measure at most `ε / (2 N)`.
    have B : ∀ i : Fin N, (∑' x : ((↑) : s' → α) '' S i, μ (closedBall x (r x))) ≤ ε / 2 / N :=
      fun i =>
      calc
        (∑' x : ((↑) : s' → α) '' S i, μ (closedBall x (r x))) =
            ∑' x : S i, μ (closedBall x (r x)) := by
          have : InjOn ((↑) : s' → α) (S i) := Subtype.val_injective.injOn
          let F : S i ≃ ((↑) : s' → α) '' S i := this.bijOn_image.equiv _
          exact (F.tsum_eq fun x => μ (closedBall x (r x))).symm
        _ = ∑' x : S i, μ (closedBall x (r1 x)) := by
          grind
        _ = μ (⋃ x : S i, closedBall x (r1 x)) := by
          haveI : Encodable (S i) := (S_count i).toEncodable
          rw [measure_iUnion]
          · exact (pairwise_subtype_iff_pairwise_set _ _).2 (S_disj i)
          · exact fun i => measurableSet_closedBall
        _ ≤ μ v := by
          apply measure_mono
          simp only [SetCoe.forall, iUnion_subset_iff]
          intro x xs' _
          exact (hr1 x xs').2
        _ ≤ ε / 2 / N := by have : μ s' = 0 := μt0; rwa [this, zero_add] at μv
    -- add up all these to prove the desired estimate
    calc
      (∑' x : ↥(t0 ∪ ⋃ i : Fin N, ((↑) : s' → α) '' S i), μ (closedBall x (r x))) ≤
          (∑' x : t0, μ (closedBall x (r x))) +
            ∑' x : ⋃ i : Fin N, ((↑) : s' → α) '' S i, μ (closedBall x (r x)) :=
        ENNReal.tsum_union_le (fun x => μ (closedBall x (r x))) _ _
      _ ≤
          (∑' x : t0, μ (closedBall x (r x))) +
            ∑ i : Fin N, ∑' x : ((↑) : s' → α) '' S i, μ (closedBall x (r x)) :=
        (add_le_add le_rfl (ENNReal.tsum_iUnion_le (fun x => μ (closedBall x (r x))) _))
      _ ≤ μ s + ε / 2 + ∑ i : Fin N, ε / 2 / N := by
        gcongr
        apply B
      _ ≤ μ s + ε / 2 + ε / 2 := by
        gcongr
        simp only [Finset.card_fin, Finset.sum_const, nsmul_eq_mul, ENNReal.mul_div_le]
      _ = μ s + ε := by rw [add_assoc, ENNReal.add_halves]