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+module OTT.Data.List where
+
+open import OTT.Prelude
+open import OTT.Core
+open import OTT.Coerce
+
+infixr 5 _∷_
+
+list : ∀ {a} -> Type a -> Type a
+list A = mu $ πᵈ (enum 2) λ
+  { (tag  nothing)  -> pos
+  ; (tag (just tt)) -> A ⇒ᵈ pos ⊛ pos
+  }
+
+List : ∀ {a} -> Type a -> Set
+List A = ⟦ list A ⟧
+
+pattern []       = #₀ tt
+pattern _∷_ x xs = !#₁ (x , xs , tt)
+
+{-# TERMINATING #-}
+elimList : ∀ {a π} {A : Type a}
+         -> (P : List A -> Set π) -> (∀ {xs} x -> P xs -> P (x ∷ xs)) -> P [] -> ∀ xs -> P xs
+elimList P f z  []      = z
+elimList P f z (x ∷ xs) = f x (elimList P f z xs)
+
+foldList : ∀ {a β} {A : Type a} {B : Set β} -> (⟦ A ⟧ -> B -> B) -> B -> List A -> B
+foldList f = elimList _ f
+
+length : ∀ {a} {A : Type a} -> List A -> ℕ
+length = foldList (const suc) 0
+
+icmu : ∀ {i} {{a}} {I : Type i} -> List (desc I (lsuc a)) -> ⟦ I ⟧ -> Type a
+icmu {I = I} Ds = imu $ πᵈ (enum (length Ds)) (go Ds ∘ detag) where
+  go : ∀ {a} -> (Ds : List (desc I (lsuc a))) -> Enum (length Ds) -> Desc I (lsuc a)
+  go  []           ()
+  go (D ∷ [])      tt      = D
+  go (D ∷ E ∷ Ds)  nothing = D
+  go (D ∷ E ∷ Ds) (just e) = go (E ∷ Ds) e
+
+cmu : ∀ {a} -> List (desc unit (lsuc a)) -> Type a
+cmu Ds = icmu Ds triv