Combining consecutive siblings

The volumes of the Docu-
mentary History of the Rati-
fication of the Consitution are heavy.

<p>The volumes of the <i>Docu</i><i>mentary
History of the Rati</i><i>cation of the Constitution</i>
are heavy.</p>

   <xsl:template match="i">
      <xsl:choose>
         <xsl:when test="preceding-sibling::node()[1][self::i]">
            <!-- omit, the next when-clause handles me -->
         </xsl:when>
         <xsl:when test="following-sibling::node()[1][self::i]">
            <xsl:variable name="stopNode"
               select="following-sibling::node()[not(self::i)][1]"/>
            <xsl:copy>
               <xsl:apply-templates/>
               <xsl:apply-templates
                  select="following-sibling::i[not(. &gt;&gt; $stopNode)]"
                  mode="copy"/>
            </xsl:copy>
         </xsl:when>
         <xsl:otherwise>
            <xsl:copy><xsl:apply-templates/></xsl:copy>
         </xsl:otherwise>
      </xsl:choose>

   </xsl:template>
   <xsl:template match="i" mode="copy">
      <xsl:apply-templates/>
   </xsl:template>

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