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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <links>
          <pl ns="0" title="Aerfalle&#039;s Generals" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Allegiances &amp; Fellowships" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Armor" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Armor Spell Effects" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Asheron&#039;s Call 2" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Atlan&#039;s Foundry Entrance" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Aun Tanua Fortress" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Cacophos" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Character Classes" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Character Kingdoms" />
        </links>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <links plcontinue="1|0|Character Races" />
  </query-continue>
</api>