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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <links>
          <pl ns="0" title="Action points" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Armor Traits" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Armors" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Beginner guide: Character Creation" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Beginner guide: Discover Interface" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Beginner guide: Discover the world" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Beginner guide: Installation" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Brahmin" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Burst mechanics" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Challenges" />
        </links>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <links plcontinue="1|0|Character" />
  </query-continue>
</api>