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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1216" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <links>
          <pl ns="4" title="Manifold Atlas:About" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Manifold Atlas:Author orientation" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Manifold Atlas:Community Portal" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Manifold Atlas:Create a new open-editing page" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Manifold Atlas:Create a new restricted-editing page" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Manifold Atlas:Editorial Board" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Manifold Atlas:Editorial Policy" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Manifold Atlas:Page evolution" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Manifold Atlas:Upload a text" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Manifold Atlas:User orientation" />
        </links>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <links plcontinue="1216|4|Writing groups" />
  </query-continue>
</api>