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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <backlinks>
      <bl pageid="2" ns="0" title="Accueil" redirect="" />
      <bl pageid="24" ns="0" title="Energy Weapons" />
      <bl pageid="70" ns="0" title="Faction Currency &amp; Economy" />
      <bl pageid="74" ns="0" title="Scavenging the Core" />
      <bl pageid="78" ns="0" title="Assault rifles" />
      <bl pageid="79" ns="0" title="Light machine guns" />
      <bl pageid="81" ns="0" title="Sniper rifles" />
      <bl pageid="82" ns="0" title="Sub-machine guns" />
      <bl pageid="83" ns="0" title="Shotguns" />
      <bl pageid="84" ns="0" title="Pistols" />
    </backlinks>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <backlinks blcontinue="0|Main_Page|85" />
  </query-continue>
</api>