Definition shorter_ss_l (ss1 ss2 : sseq) (o i: nat) : Prop :=
forall (j : nat), j <= i-o -> ss1.[i-j] = ss2.[i-j].
Definition shorter_ss_u (ss1 ss2 : sseq) (i d: nat) : Prop :=
forall (j : nat), ss1.[i+j+d] = ss2.[i+j].
Definition shorter_ss (ss1 ss2 : sseq) (o i d: nat) : Prop :=
shorter_ss_l ss1 ss2 o i /\ shorter_ss_u ss1 ss2 i d.
(* exists (k:nat), k <= j /\ ss.[o+i] = ss.[o+k]. *)
Definition shorten_ss (ss : sseq) (li d i : nat) : state :=
match i-li with
| 0 => ss.[i]
| _ => ss.[i+d]
end.
(* exists (ss':sseq) (j d:nat), j+d <= i /\ d > 0 /\ shorter_ss ss ss' 0 j d /\ ss.[i] = ss'.[i-d]. *)
(* Lemma not_ntq_not_pq : forall (p q:Prop), ~(p /\ True /\ q) <-> ~(p /\ q). *)

Lemma safety_lf_path' :
forall (I:prop) (T:trans) (P:prop) (k : nat),
( forall (i : nat), i <= k -> prop_nth_init_lf I T P i ) ->
forall (j : nat), j <= k -> prop_nth_init I T P j.