Inductive alternate (w : word) : Prop :=
alter : forall b : bool, alt b w -> alternate w.
(* (alternate w) iff Exists b  (alt b w)  *)
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(* Subwords of alternate words are alternate *)
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Lemma alt_conc :
forall u v w : word, conc u v w -> alternate w -> alternate u /\ alternate v.