Re: & in SGML vs XML

I have another tricky &-related question:

I have SGML documents which can easily be converted to XML by just
exchanging the declaration in the first line(s),
except for that they contain &'s standing alone, as in
<line>you & me</line>.

This is legal in SGML, but XML parsers and XT do not accept it.
Is there a way of getting this right except for string replacement
(& -> &)? (Which is tricky because "real" entities like Č
must not be destroyed.)
James Clark's sx does it alright, but I'd prefer a Java solution
(ideally, one line of declaration either in the stylesheets or the XML).

In other words: Is there a way of treating an XML document like
<line>you & me</line>?

s/&\([^a-zA-Z]\)/\&\1/g # ampersand followed by innocuous character
                            # is replaced by & and character
s/&$/\&/                # ampersand at end of line is replaced by
                            # &

-Chris
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