can I access the source xml using javascript after an xslt stylesheet is applied?

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I can create an HTML form from an XML instance document with an xslt stylesheet to run in a browser. The form can modify the XML instance document and send it back to the server. My forms work fine but the solution feels sloppy to me.My current solution:I set the stylesheet in the instance document & let the browser do the translation. After the translation, I run Javascript from the form to load the XML document again into a Javascript var (an XML DOM). To post the form data, I use Javascript to extract data from the HTML document (an HTML DOM), update the XML DOM, and POST with XMLHttpRequest.My preferred solution:To simplify and optimize, I would rather access the original XML DOM (the one that must have existed prior to translation) from the HTML document so that I don't have to load the XML instance document again. It seems possible since I see the original XML doc when I "view source" from the browser. I've searched both online & inside the browser with Firebug but have not found any magic just yet.My questionoes anyone know if Javascript can access the original XML DOM from a resulting HTML DOM after an XSLT stylesheet has been applied?Thanks in advance!