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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allredirects garcontinue="Bradonia" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page ns="0" title="Bathilde d&#039;Orléans" missing="" />
      <page pageid="172216" ns="0" title="Balidar" />
      <page pageid="67759" ns="0" title="Ban List" />
      <page pageid="144337" ns="0" title="Bank of Italy (Kingdom of Italy)" />
      <page pageid="144933" ns="0" title="Banks in the Kingdom of Italy" />
      <page pageid="26895" ns="0" title="Barrayar" />
      <page pageid="77270" ns="0" title="Battle of Teñal" />
      <page pageid="41482" ns="0" title="Beaumont, Texas" />
      <page pageid="187934" ns="0" title="Besen in WorldVision" />
      <page pageid="120400" ns="0" title="Bracket" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>