The following axis selects all elements that occur after the
context node's closing tag. Like preceding, following
has no respect for hierarchy. The first time it encounters an element's start
tag or empty tag, it counts that element. For example, consider this rule:
/descendant::BORN[position()=2]/following::*[position()=5]
This says go to Elodie Bellau's birthday, <BORN>11 Feb
1858</BORN>, and then move forward five elements. This lands on
John P. Muller's NAME element, <NAME>John P.
Muller</NAME>, after passing through Elodie Bellau's DIED
element, Elodie Bellau's SPOUSE element, Elodie Bellau's
PERSON element, and John P. Muller's PERSON element,
in this order. There's no abbreviation for the following axis.