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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="סלט_פירות-_שי_סרוסי_וצח_בקסיס|81" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="2" ns="0" title="עמוד ראשי" />
      <page pageid="7" ns="4" title="Science Wiki:שער הקהילה" />
      <page pageid="57" ns="2" title="משתמש:Ofir cohen" />
      <page pageid="79" ns="0" title="מנת פתיחה" />
      <page pageid="86" ns="0" title="מנה עיקרית" />
      <page pageid="91" ns="0" title="תוספת" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>