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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allredirects garcontinue="Compile|930" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="888" ns="0" title="Changelog latest" />
      <page pageid="959" ns="0" title="Coding style" />
      <page pageid="1005" ns="0" title="Buglist" />
      <page pageid="1022" ns="0" title="Cliente" />
      <page pageid="1025" ns="0" title="Chico malo" />
      <page pageid="1115" ns="0" title="Report a bug" />
      <page pageid="1116" ns="0" title="Report bug" />
      <page pageid="1495" ns="0" title="Bit" />
      <page pageid="1508" ns="0" title="Bugtracker" />
      <page pageid="1526" ns="0" title="Rate icon" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>