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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="CSharp" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="2363" ns="0" title="BASH" />
      <page pageid="4481" ns="0" title="BASH/C3/Here-document-and-Here-string/English" />
      <page pageid="5305" ns="0" title="BOSS Linux" />
      <page pageid="5309" ns="0" title="Basics of Computers" />
      <page pageid="8066" ns="0" title="Biogas Plant" />
      <page pageid="7272" ns="0" title="Biopython" />
      <page pageid="1041" ns="0" title="Blender" />
      <page pageid="16113" ns="0" title="Bootstrap" />
      <page pageid="6455" ns="0" title="CGPA Grading System" />
      <page pageid="1222" ns="0" title="CSS" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>