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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allredirects garcontinue="Besen_in_WorldVision|206428" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="53909" ns="0" title="Beaumont, TX" />
      <page pageid="62268" ns="0" title="Beaumont Texas" />
      <page pageid="68059" ns="0" title="Banjected" />
      <page pageid="68066" ns="0" title="Banlist" />
      <page pageid="70747" ns="0" title="Nation/O Barrayar o" />
      <page pageid="84506" ns="0" title="Battle of Soor Ta&#039;ll" />
      <page pageid="108068" ns="0" title="Batilde d&#039;Orléans" />
      <page pageid="142253" ns="0" title="Staynish Balidar" />
      <page pageid="182403" ns="0" title="Bank of Italy (Italian Social Republic)" />
      <page pageid="182404" ns="0" title="Banks in the Italian Social Republic" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>