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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Battle_Fury" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page ns="0" title="Bamboo Shadows" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="Barbara My Love" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="Barbara Nicodemus" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="Barbara und David Schmieder" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="Barry Blyth" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="Bart" missing="" />
      <page pageid="159" ns="0" title="Badlands" />
      <page pageid="615" ns="0" title="Ballyhoo" />
      <page pageid="262" ns="0" title="Bartschwertlilien" />
      <page pageid="328" ns="0" title="Batik" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>