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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks alcontinue="Ёж|33" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <alllinks>
      <l ns="0" title="CRI" />
      <l ns="0" title="CRI" />
      <l ns="0" title="CRI" />
      <l ns="0" title="Hаука" />
      <l ns="0" title="Previously featured facts" />
      <l ns="0" title="Team Fortress Wiki:Discussion" />
      <l ns="0" title="Team Fortress Wiki:Featured articles" />
      <l ns="0" title="Team Fortress Wiki:Tasks" />
      <l ns="0" title="Team Fortress Wiki:Terms of Use" />
      <l ns="0" title="Webmoney" />
    </alllinks>
  </query>
</api>