XPointers cannot be 100% robust

• To increase the chance that they won’t break:

  • Point to an ID if the desired element has one
  • If not, point to the ID of the nearest ancestor, then walk down
  • Or point to the ID of the nearest sibling or descendant and walk across/up
  • Refer to the element type so insertions/deletions of other types won’t cause problems

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