Re: normalize-space(me)

I think you just want
<xsl:template match="*"/>
 <xsl:copy>
  <xsl:apply-templates/>
 </xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="text()">
 <xsl:value-of select="translate(.',&#10;,&#9;',  ')"/>
</xsl:template>

<TITLE>This is
<S>not</S> a
normal title</TITLE>

Cheers,
Wendell

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