Definition me (ab: list T * list T): nat := length (fst ab) + length (snd ab).Program Fixpoint merges_ex (ab: list T * list T) {measure (me ab)}: sig (merges_spec (fst ab) (snd ab)) :=
    match ab with
    | (nil, x) => x :: nil
    | (x, nil) => x :: nil
    | (x :: y, h :: t) => map (cons x) (merges_ex (y, h :: t)) ++ map (cons h) (merges_ex (x :: y, t))
    end.Definition merges (a b: list T): list (list T) := proj1_sig (merges_ex (a, b)).

Lemma merges_real_eq a b: merges a b = match a, b with | nil, x => x :: nil | x, nil => x :: nil | x :: y, h :: t => map (cons x) (merges y (h :: t)) ++ map (cons h) (merges (x :: y) t) end.