Inductive plus: state -> state -> Prop :=
  | plus_left: forall s1 s2 s3,
      CCstep s1 s2 -> star s2 s3 -> plus s1 s3.Inductive plus: state -> state -> Prop :=
  | plus_left: forall s1 s2 s3,
      CCstep s1 s2 -> star s2 s3 -> plus s1 s3.

Lemma strip_step: forall ge ve te k m st' m', cl_step ge (State ve te (strip_skip k)) m st' m' <-> cl_step ge (State ve te k) m st' m'.