The last para of 17.5 of ODF 1.0

> All other kinds of IRI references, namely the ones that start with a
> protocol (like http:), an authority (i.e., //) or an absolute-path 
> (i.e., /) do not need any special processing. This especially means that
> absolute-paths do not reference files inside the package, but within
> the hierarchy the package is contained in, for instance the file system.
> IRI references inside a package may leave the package, but once they
> have left the package, they never can return into the package or
> another one.

First, an absolute IRI reference begins with a scheme (rather than protocol), 
and it does not start with an authority or an absolute-path.  

Second, I do not undestand the second half of the second sentence.  Is
something missing?

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MURATA Makoto (FAMILY Given) <>