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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Linux_RAID_best_practices" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page ns="0" title="Channel:vegans" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="LBC/Canned responses" missing="" />
      <page pageid="1426" ns="0" title="BiTfOlK" />
      <page pageid="1324" ns="0" title="Debian on Soekris" />
      <page pageid="1674" ns="0" title="Films and TV I have made Jenny watch" />
      <page pageid="1360" ns="0" title="GeorgeWBush" />
      <page pageid="1371" ns="0" title="Installing Linux On An IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad R52" />
      <page pageid="1647" ns="0" title="LBC/Please cancel" />
      <page pageid="1657" ns="0" title="LBC/Really unverified" />
      <page pageid="1658" ns="0" title="LBC/Why verified" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>