newbie: merging XML files using XSLT

I have five simple(flat) XML files that I need to aggregate into a single,
more complex xml file.

I am trying to avoid using DOM for performance reasons.

Is there a way to use and existing xml file as output for a XSL
transformation(essentially appending elements to an existing file)? 

Any insight or comments appreciated.

Dave


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