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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Bearbarian" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page ns="0" title="Battle College" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="Battle Mages" missing="" />
      <page pageid="65" ns="0" title="Bacon Theater" />
      <page pageid="333" ns="0" title="Bacon Theather" />
      <page pageid="721" ns="0" title="Baku Language" />
      <page pageid="12" ns="0" title="Barbarian" />
      <page pageid="10" ns="0" title="Bard" />
      <page pageid="830" ns="0" title="Barkers" />
      <page pageid="655" ns="0" title="Barren Cliffs Refugee Camp" />
      <page pageid="482" ns="0" title="Battle of Penbrook" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>