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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <links>
          <pl ns="0" title="About this Wiki" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Configuration" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Email" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Files" />
          <pl ns="0" title="First steps tutorial" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Frequently asked questions" />
          <pl ns="0" title="INTERDUBS for Web Designers" />
          <pl ns="0" title="INTERDUBS mailings" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Introduction" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Logins" />
        </links>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <links plcontinue="1|0|Pages that would have no link otherwise" />
  </query-continue>
</api>