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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Crown" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page ns="0" title="Be-x-old:Шаблён:Партал" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="Bs:Šablon:Portal" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="Ca:Plantilla:Portal" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="Ca:Template:For loop" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="Chief Ruler" missing="" />
      <page pageid="240" ns="0" title="Bezel" />
      <page pageid="236" ns="0" title="Campaign Citadel" />
      <page pageid="252" ns="0" title="Campaign world" />
      <page pageid="99" ns="0" title="Canon" />
      <page pageid="245" ns="0" title="Council" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>