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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <links>
          <pl ns="0" title="Etymology" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Mormon Terms" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Stake" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Wiki" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Mormon Terms:Community Portal" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Mormon Terms:Criteria for inclusion" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Mormon Terms:Entry layout explained" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Mormon Terms:Help" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Mormon Terms:Potential Terms" />
          <pl ns="4" title="Mormon Terms:Sandbox" />
        </links>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <links plcontinue="1|4|Statistics" />
  </query-continue>
</api>