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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <links>
          <pl ns="0" title="Alien Abductions" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Alien Abductions - KiTA&#039;s Stories" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Alien Abductions FAQ" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Aryel Zombie Hunting (Second Life)" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Bondage Witch" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Calipolis Outline" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Chain Girls" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Chain Girls (campaign)" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Characters" />
          <pl ns="0" title="City of Triple X (Triple-X)" />
        </links>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <links plcontinue="1|0|CoX" />
  </query-continue>
</api>