Fixpoint make_join (a c : ghost) : ghost :=
  match a, c with
  | nil, _ => c
  | _, nil => nil
  | None :: a', x :: c' => x :: make_join a' c'
  | _ :: a', None :: c' => None :: make_join a' c'
  | Some (ga, pa) :: a', Some (gc, _) :: c' => Some (gc, pa) :: make_join a' c'
  end.

Lemma make_join_nil : forall a, make_join a nil = nil.