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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Babelohim|35302" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="4894" ns="0" title="Breeze" />
      <page pageid="5346" ns="0" title="Halcyon Academy" />
      <page pageid="9162" ns="0" title="Liath Leac-An-Teintein" />
      <page pageid="27107" ns="2" title="User:Fuffydud" />
      <page pageid="27278" ns="0" title="Dr. Madman" />
      <page pageid="27307" ns="0" title="Captain Ally" />
      <page pageid="30053" ns="10" title="Template:@nacito" />
      <page pageid="35230" ns="0" title="Songs of Rave Book 2" />
      <page pageid="35244" ns="0" title="Songs of Rave Book 3" />
      <page pageid="35284" ns="0" title="Songs of Rave Book 1" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>