Start with a Raw XML Document

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We want to transform the following XML document ("cdcatalog.xml") into XHTML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<catalog>
  <cd>
    <title>Empire Burlesque</title>
    <artist>Bob Dylan</artist>
    <country>USA</country>
    <company>Columbia</company>
    <price>10.90</price>
    <year>1985</year>
  </cd>
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</catalog>

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<catalog>

 <cd>

         <title>Empire Burlesque</title>

         <artist>Bob Dylan</artist>

         <country>USA</country>

         <company>Columbia</company>

         <price>10.90</price>

         <year>1985</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Hide your heart</title>

         <artist>Bonnie Tyler</artist>

         <country>UK</country>

         <company>CBS Records</company>

         <price>9.90</price>

         <year>1988</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Greatest Hits</title>

         <artist>Dolly Parton</artist>

         <country>USA</country>

         <company>RCA</company>

         <price>9.90</price>

         <year>1982</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Still got the blues</title>

         <artist>Gary Moore</artist>

         <country>UK</country>

         <company>Virgin records</company>

         <price>10.20</price>

         <year>1990</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Eros</title>

         <artist>Eros Ramazzotti</artist>

         <country>EU</country>

         <company>BMG</company>

         <price>9.90</price>

         <year>1997</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>One night only</title>

         <artist>Bee Gees</artist>

         <country>UK</country>

         <company>Polydor</company>

         <price>10.90</price>

         <year>1998</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Sylvias Mother</title>

         <artist>Dr.Hook</artist>

         <country>UK</country>

         <company>CBS</company>

         <price>8.10</price>

         <year>1973</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Maggie May</title>

         <artist>Rod Stewart</artist>

         <country>UK</country>

         <company>Pickwick</company>

         <price>8.50</price>

         <year>1990</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Romanza</title>

         <artist>Andrea Bocelli</artist>

         <country>EU</country>

         <company>Polydor</company>

         <price>10.80</price>

         <year>1996</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>When a man loves a woman</title>

         <artist>Percy Sledge</artist>

         <country>USA</country>

         <company>Atlantic</company>

         <price>8.70</price>

         <year>1987</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Black angel</title>

         <artist>Savage Rose</artist>

         <country>EU</country>

         <company>Mega</company>

         <price>10.90</price>

         <year>1995</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>1999 Grammy Nominees</title>

         <artist>Many</artist>

         <country>USA</country>

         <company>Grammy</company>

         <price>10.20</price>

         <year>1999</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>For the good times</title>

         <artist>Kenny Rogers</artist>

         <country>UK</country>

         <company>Mucik Master</company>

         <price>8.70</price>

         <year>1995</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Big Willie style</title>

         <artist>Will Smith</artist>

         <country>USA</country>

         <company>Columbia</company>

         <price>9.90</price>

         <year>1997</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Tupelo Honey</title>

         <artist>Van Morrison</artist>

         <country>UK</country>

         <company>Polydor</company>

         <price>8.20</price>

         <year>1971</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Soulsville</title>

         <artist>Jorn Hoel</artist>

         <country>Norway</country>

         <company>WEA</company>

         <price>7.90</price>

         <year>1996</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>The very best of</title>

         <artist>Cat Stevens</artist>

         <country>UK</country>

         <company>Island</company>

         <price>8.90</price>

         <year>1990</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Stop</title>

         <artist>Sam Brown</artist>

         <country>UK</country>

         <company>A and M</company>

         <price>8.90</price>

         <year>1988</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Bridge of Spies</title>

         <artist>T`Pau</artist>

         <country>UK</country>

         <company>Siren</company>

         <price>7.90</price>

         <year>1987</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Private Dancer</title>

         <artist>Tina Turner</artist>

         <country>UK</country>

         <company>Capitol</company>

         <price>8.90</price>

         <year>1983</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Midt om natten</title>

         <artist>Kim Larsen</artist>

         <country>EU</country>

         <company>Medley</company>

         <price>7.80</price>

         <year>1983</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Pavarotti Gala Concert</title>

         <artist>Luciano Pavarotti</artist>

         <country>UK</country>

         <company>DECCA</company>

         <price>9.90</price>

         <year>1991</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>The dock of the bay</title>

         <artist>Otis Redding</artist>

         <country>USA</country>

         <company>Atlantic</company>

         <price>7.90</price>

         <year>1987</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Picture book</title>

         <artist>Simply Red</artist>

         <country>EU</country>

         <company>Elektra</company>

         <price>7.20</price>

         <year>1985</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Red</title>

         <artist>The Communards</artist>

         <country>UK</country>

         <company>London</company>

         <price>7.80</price>

         <year>1987</year>

 </cd>

 <cd>

         <title>Unchain my heart</title>

         <artist>Joe Cocker</artist>

         <country>USA</country>

         <company>EMI</company>

         <price>8.20</price>

         <year>1987</year>

 </cd>

</catalog>