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This is about readability, not semantics. Section 4.5 introduces the new concept "shadow insertion point" but there is no explanation how authors can create it. (that is using <shadow> element.) Even the test writer initially misunderstood this and wrote a wrong test.
Fixed. The new spec clearly defines that. https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/webcomponents/rev/dbf47f602628