>     David> Because not specifying an axis is the same as specifying
>     David> child:: axis.  There is no context in wich the root node
>     David> resides on the child axis.
> 
>     David> self::node() in the context of the root element will match
>     David> the root node.
> 
> It would, but the 'self::' axis isn't allowed in patterns.
> 


<xsl:transform 
	xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
	version="1.0">
  <xsl:template match="/">
    <xsl:for-each select="self::node()">
       <xsl:copy-of select="."/>
    </xsl:for-each>
  </xsl:template>
</xsl:transform>

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