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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Аверс|196" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="3" ns="0" title="Анкета знакомств: Aragorn" />
      <page pageid="5" ns="0" title="Виртуальные знаки" />
      <page pageid="13" ns="0" title="Король" />
      <page pageid="18" ns="0" title="Рыцарь" />
      <page pageid="19" ns="0" title="Вектор" />
      <page pageid="20" ns="0" title="Профессор" />
      <page pageid="21" ns="0" title="Вождь" />
      <page pageid="165" ns="0" title="Аристократ" />
      <page pageid="194" ns="0" title="Шут" />
      <page pageid="195" ns="0" title="2016 год итоги" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>