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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allredirects garcontinue="Coffee_Pot|917" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="336" ns="0" title="Carlo" />
      <page pageid="337" ns="0" title="Quetch Pétanque player" />
      <page pageid="576" ns="0" title="Weather Wizard" />
      <page pageid="620" ns="0" title="Owl" />
      <page pageid="717" ns="0" title="Weather wizard" />
      <page pageid="889" ns="0" title="Burgermaster&#039;s key" />
      <page pageid="890" ns="0" title="Burgermaster&#039;s notes" />
      <page pageid="914" ns="0" title="Can of gazogem" />
      <page pageid="915" ns="0" title="Car part" />
      <page pageid="916" ns="0" title="Clover leaf" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>