I do like
var oj = document.createTextNode("append list")
var newN2 = document.createElement("li")
var theBR = document.createElement("br");
var newN3 = document.createElement("li")
var newN4 = document.createElement("li")
y = x.appendChild(newN2)
x.appendChild(theBR)
x.appendChild(oj)
x.appendChild(theBR)
x.appendChild(oj)
y.appendChild(oj)
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