XSLT Using document() reference XML DB object

I have two XML structured documents loaded in XML DB, and I use transform on x1.xml with a style sheet that contains :
<xsl:apply-templates select="document('x2.xml')"/>
what's the best way to reference the x2.xml found in the database using the document function of the XSL ... can this be done?

In theory you'll need to create a resource (repository object) that references x2.xml and then refer to it by it's path from the root of the repository

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