<?xml version='1.0'?>
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		xmlns:n="http://xmlsoft.org/"
		xsl:exclude-result-prefixes="n"
                version='1.0'>

<xsl:variable name="var" select="/n:x" />

<xsl:template match="/">
  <root>
    <xsl:value-of select="$var" />
  </root>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>