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"If LAST is distributed or assigned into ANCESTOR:" Distribution refers to insertion point, assignment refers to shadow insertion point. But it's hard to understand this distinction without a link to follow.
https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/webcomponents/rev/b47b913e755e