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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="27" ns="6" title="File:Ambox content.png" />
      <page pageid="25" ns="6" title="File:Ambox notice.png" />
      <page pageid="31" ns="6" title="File:Ambox question.png" />
      <page pageid="117" ns="6" title="File:Login.png" />
      <page pageid="116" ns="6" title="File:Signup.png" />
      <page pageid="32" ns="6" title="File:Tango-nosources.svg" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>