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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Basil_Anatola|1364" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="452" ns="0" title="64th Hunger Games" />
      <page pageid="1245" ns="2" title="User:Ghostyperson" />
      <page pageid="1255" ns="0" title="68th Hunger Games" />
      <page pageid="1269" ns="0" title="Patricia Valfierno" />
      <page pageid="1435" ns="0" title="Fionnbharr Stoddard" />
      <page pageid="1476" ns="0" title="73rd Hunger Games" />
      <page pageid="1477" ns="0" title="Renée Perdris" />
      <page pageid="1502" ns="0" title="Heathcliff Travers" />
      <page pageid="1735" ns="0" title="3rd Hunger Games" />
      <page pageid="1787" ns="0" title="6th Hunger Games" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>