+\subsection{Coherence and patch inclusion}
+
+Need to determine $C \haspatch \p$ based on $L,M,R \haspatch \p$.
+This involves considering $D \in \py$.
+
+\subsubsection{For $L \nothaspatch \p, R \nothaspatch \p$:}
+$D \not\isin L \land D \not\isin R$. $C \not\in \py$ (otherwise $L
+\in \py$ ie $L \haspatch \p$ by Tip Self Inpatch). So $D \neq C$.
+Applying $\merge$ gives $D \not\isin C$ i.e. $C \nothaspatch \p$.
+
+\subsubsection{For $L \haspatch \p, R \haspatch \p$:}
+$D \isin L \equiv D \le L$ and $D \isin R \equiv D \le R$.
+(Likewise $D \isin X \equiv D \le X$ and $D \isin Y \equiv D \le Y$.)
+
+Consider $D = C$: $D \isin C$, $D \le C$, OK for $C \haspatch \p$.
+
+For $D \neq C$: $D \le C \equiv D \le L \lor D \le R
+ \equiv D \isin L \lor D \isin R$.
+(Likewise $D \le C \equiv D \le X \lor D \le Y$.)
+
+Consider $D \neq C, D \isin X \land D \isin Y$:
+By $\merge$, $D \isin C$. Also $D \le X$
+so $D \le C$. OK for $C \haspatch \p$.
+
+Consider $D \neq C, D \not\isin X \land D \not\isin Y$:
+By $\merge$, $D \not\isin C$.
+And $D \not\le X \land D \not\le Y$ so $D \not\le C$.
+OK for $C \haspatch \p$.
+
+Remaining case, wlog, is $D \not\isin X \land D \isin Y$.
+$D \not\le X$ so $D \not\le M$ so $D \not\isin M$.
+Thus by $\merge$, $D \isin C$. And $D \le Y$ so $D \le C$.
+OK for $C \haspatch \p$.
+
+So indeed $L \haspatch \p \land R \haspatch \p \implies C \haspatch \p$.
+
+\subsubsection{For (wlog) $X \not\haspatch \p, Y \haspatch \p$:}
+
+$C \haspatch \p \equiv M \nothaspatch \p$.
+
+\proofstarts
+
+One of the Merge Ends conditions applies.
+Recall that we are considering $D \in \py$.
+$D \isin Y \equiv D \le Y$. $D \not\isin X$.
+We will show for each of
+various cases that $D \isin C \equiv M \nothaspatch \p \land D \le C$
+(which suffices by definition of $\haspatch$ and $\nothaspatch$).
+
+Consider $D = C$: Thus $C \in \py, L \in \py$, and by Tip
+Self Inpatch $L \haspatch \p$, so $L=Y, R=X$. By Tip Merge,
+$M=\baseof{L}$. So by Base Acyclic $D \not\isin M$, i.e.
+$M \nothaspatch \p$. And indeed $D \isin C$ and $D \le C$. OK.
+
+Consider $D \neq C, M \nothaspatch P, D \isin Y$:
+$D \le Y$ so $D \le C$.
+$D \not\isin M$ so by $\merge$, $D \isin C$. OK.
+
+Consider $D \neq C, M \nothaspatch P, D \not\isin Y$:
+$D \not\le Y$. If $D \le X$ then
+$D \in \pancsof{X}{\py}$, so by Addition Merge Ends and
+Transitive Ancestors $D \le Y$ --- a contradiction, so $D \not\le X$.
+Thus $D \not\le C$. By $\merge$, $D \not\isin C$. OK.
+
+Consider $D \neq C, M \haspatch P, D \isin Y$:
+$D \le Y$ so $D \in \pancsof{Y}{\py}$ so by Removal Merge Ends
+and Transitive Ancestors $D \in \pancsof{M}{\py}$ so $D \le M$.
+Thus $D \isin M$. By $\merge$, $D \not\isin C$. OK.
+
+Consider $D \neq C, M \haspatch P, D \not\isin Y$:
+By $\merge$, $D \not\isin C$. OK.
+
+$\qed$
+
+\subsection{Base Acyclic}
+
+This applies when $C \in \pn$.
+$C \in \pn$ when $L \in \pn$ so by Merge Acyclic, $R \nothaspatch \p$.
+
+Consider some $D \in \py$.
+
+By Base Acyclic of $L$, $D \not\isin L$. By the above, $D \not\isin
+R$. And $D \neq C$. So $D \not\isin C$. $\qed$
+
+\subsection{Tip Contents}
+
+We will consider some $D$ and prove the Exclusive Tip Contents form.
+We need worry only about $C \in \py$. And $\patchof{C} = \patchof{L}$
+so $L \in \py$ so $L \haspatch \p$. We will use the coherence and
+patch inclusion of $C$ as just proved.
+
+Firstly we prove $C \haspatch \p$: If $R \in \py$, this is true by
+coherence/inclusion $C \haspatch \p$. So by definition of
+$\haspatch$, $D \isin C \equiv D \le C$. OK.
+
+\subsubsection{For $L \in \py, D \in \py, $:}
+$R \haspatch \p$ so
+
+\subsubsection{For $L \in \py, D \not\in \py, R \in \py$:}
+
+
+%D \in \py$:}
+
+
+
+xxx the coherence is not that useful ?
+
+$L \haspatch \p$ by
+
+xxx need to recheck this
+
+$C \in \py$ $C \haspatch P$ so $D \isin C \equiv D \le C$. OK.
+
+\subsubsection{For $L \in \py, D \not\in \py, R \in \py$:}
+
+Tip Contents for $L$: $D \isin L \equiv D \isin \baseof{L}$.
+
+Tip Contents for $R$: $D \isin R \equiv D \isin \baseof{R}$.
+
+But by Tip Merge, $\baseof{R} \ge \baseof{L}$
+