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Definition sublist {A} (lo hi: Z) (al: list A) : list A :=
firstn (Z.to_nat (hi-lo)) (skipn (Z.to_nat lo) al).
Definition upd_Znth {A} (i: Z) (al: list A) (x: A): list A :=
sublist 0 i al ++ x :: sublist (i+1) (Zlength al) al.

Lemma sublist_last_1 : forall {A}{d: Inhabitant A} lo hi (al : list A), 0 <= lo <= hi -> hi + 1 <= Zlength al ->
sublist lo (hi + 1) al = sublist lo hi al ++ [Znth hi al].