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+open tactic
+
+meta def left_right_search (tac := assumption) : tactic unit :=
+    tac
+<|> (left >> left_right_search)
+<|> (right >> left_right_search)
+
+example (p q r : Prop) : r → p ∨ q ∨ r :=
+begin intros, left_right_search end
+
+example (a b c : nat) : a = b ∨ b = c ∨ a = a :=
+begin left_right_search reflexivity end