To quote the XInclude Recommendation, the <xi:fallback> element appears as a child of an <xi:include> element. It provides a mechanism for recovering from missing resources. When a resource
error is encountered, the <xi:include> element is replaced with the contents of the <xi:fallback> element. If the <xi:fallback> element is empty, the <xi:include> element is removed from the result.
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