+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.
+
+$\qed$