> <xsl:template match="a">
>    <xsl:copy>
>       <xsl:apply-templates />
>       <xsl:apply-templates
>          select="document('test2.xml')/root/a/node()" />
>    </xsl:copy>
> </xsl:template>

Yes, of course.
I should have read the question more carefully.
My code snippet creates two a elements, each containing its b.

Oliver


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