intros x y H Leq.
apply FreeCons; [ apply FreeCons ; [ constructor | intros p Contra; inversion Contra] | ].
intros.
inversion H0; subst; clear H0; [ | inversion H2].
unfold posToPath in *; simpl in *; repeat rewrite <- app_assoc in *.
pose proof (lengthSplit1 Leq) as Hyp.
inversion Hyp as [pair Split]; clear Hyp.
destruct pair as [l0 l1].
pose proof (lengthSplit2 Split) as AppHyp.
pose proof (lengthSplit3 Split) as LenHyp.
pose proof (lengthPathEven y) as Hyp; inversion Hyp as [n LenN]; subst; clear Hyp.
assert (XHyp : pathToPosAux (l0 ++ l1 ++ [Right]) (fun x => x) = Some x);
[ rewrite app_assoc; rewrite AppHyp; apply posPathInj | ].
rewrite <- LenHyp in LenN.
pose proof (evenPathAux [Right] LenN XHyp) as Even.
inversion Even as [f' HF]; clear Even.
inversion HF as [HF1 HF2]; clear HF.
rewrite <- AppHyp in H1.
rewrite <- app_assoc in H1.
destruct (list_eq_dec Direction_eq_dec (posToPathAux y) l0).
- subst. apply app_inv_head in H1.
destruct l1.
*  simpl in AppHyp; rewrite app_nil_r in AppHyp.
assert (posToPathAux y ++ [Right] = posToPathAux x ++ [Right])
by (rewrite AppHyp; auto).
assert (posToPath y = posToPath x) by (unfold posToPath; auto).
assert (pathToPos (posToPath y) = pathToPos (posToPath x)) by (rewrite H2; auto).
repeat rewrite posPathInj in H3.
congruence.
* assert (Contra : hd_error (s :: l1) = Some Left).
eapply pathBeginsLeft.
+ unfold not; intros; congruence.
+ instantiate (1 := [Right]); unfold not; intros; congruence.
+ instantiate (1:= x); instantiate (1:=f').
rewrite <- HF2.
apply XHyp.
simpl in Contra. inversion Contra; subst. simpl in H1. congruence.
- eapply listAppNeq.
* apply Direction_eq_dec.
* instantiate (1 := l0). instantiate (1 := posToPathAux y). eauto.
* eassumption.
* eapply H1.
Qed.

Lemma prefixFreeCommutative : forall l1 l2, PrefixFree [l1;l2] -> PrefixFree [l2;l1].
intros.