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Definition sublist {A} (lo hi: Z) (al: list A) : list A :=
  firstn (Z.to_nat (hi-lo)) (skipn (Z.to_nat lo) al).Definition upd_Znth {A} (i: Z) (al: list A) (x: A): list A :=
   sublist 0 i al ++ x :: sublist (i+1) (Zlength al) al.

Lemma firstn_In {A} (x:A): forall l n, In x (firstn n l) -> In x l.