Function identify_lines (ss : SS.t) (sp : SP.t) {measure SS.cardinal ss}
: SS.t :=
let lines := pick_lines ss sp in
match lines with
|None => ss
|Some (s1,s2) => let auxsetofsets := SS.remove s2 (SS.remove s1 ss) in
let auxset := S.union s1 s2 in
let newss := SS.add auxset auxsetofsets in
identify_lines newss sp
end.

Lemma CTcol_permutation_3 : forall A B C : COLTpoint, CTCol A B C -> CTCol C B A.