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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1542" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <links>
          <pl ns="0" title="Ann" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Bardus Sopora" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Caffeine Angel Studios" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Chapter summaries" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Does Not Play Well With Others" />
          <pl ns="0" title="ES Cheat Sheet" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Errant Road" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Errant Story" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Forum" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Forummer Speculation" />
        </links>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <links plcontinue="1542|0|Heretical Monk" />
  </query-continue>
</api>