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Local Open Scope nat_scope.
Implicit Types k l p q r : nat.
Section Between.
Variables P Q : nat -> Prop.
(** The [between] type expresses the concept [forall i: nat, k <= i < l -> P i.]. *)
Inductive between k : nat -> Prop :=
| bet_emp : between k k
| bet_S : forall l, between k l -> P l -> between k (S l).
#[local]
Hint Constructors between: core.

Lemma between_restr :
forall k l (m:nat), k <= l -> l <= m -> between k m -> between l m.