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The 'XML Way' is to express the grammar of your language at the
element and attribute level, not the character sequence level.

There are a range of technologies intended to do this, including DTDs,
W3C XML Schemas, Relax NG and Schematron.  I'd encourage you to have a
look at these, rather than hacking at the character level.

Apologies in advance if I've misunderstood your question.

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