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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Emulators" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page ns="0" title="Dim(.md" missing="" />
      <page pageid="956" ns="0" title="BCALLs Template" />
      <page pageid="2382" ns="0" title="Basic Template" />
      <page pageid="2655" ns="0" title="Beginners" />
      <page pageid="941" ns="0" title="Calculator Documentation" />
      <page pageid="4529" ns="0" title="Calculator General FAQ" />
      <page pageid="4394" ns="0" title="Compilers" />
      <page pageid="930" ns="0" title="Contributing" />
      <page pageid="4481" ns="0" title="Disassemblers" />
      <page pageid="933" ns="0" title="Disclaimer" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>