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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <images gimcontinue="1|District8_banner.png" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1745" ns="6" title="File:District10 banner.png" touched="2020-05-13T04:26:04Z" lastrevid="7356" counter="27" length="0" new="" />
      <page pageid="1746" ns="6" title="File:District11 banner.png" touched="2020-05-13T04:26:04Z" lastrevid="7357" counter="27" length="0" new="" />
      <page pageid="1747" ns="6" title="File:District12 banner.png" touched="2020-05-13T04:26:04Z" lastrevid="7358" counter="26" length="0" new="" />
      <page pageid="1736" ns="6" title="File:District1 banner.png" touched="2020-05-13T04:26:04Z" lastrevid="7347" counter="42" length="0" new="" />
      <page pageid="1737" ns="6" title="File:District2 banner.png" touched="2020-05-13T04:26:04Z" lastrevid="7348" counter="33" length="0" new="" />
      <page pageid="1738" ns="6" title="File:District3 banner.png" touched="2020-05-13T04:26:04Z" lastrevid="7349" counter="25" length="0" new="" />
      <page pageid="1739" ns="6" title="File:District4 banner.png" touched="2020-05-13T04:26:04Z" lastrevid="7350" counter="25" length="0" new="" />
      <page pageid="1740" ns="6" title="File:District5 banner.png" touched="2020-05-13T04:26:04Z" lastrevid="7351" counter="30" length="0" new="" />
      <page pageid="1741" ns="6" title="File:District6 banner.png" touched="2020-05-13T04:26:04Z" lastrevid="7352" counter="31" length="0" new="" />
      <page pageid="1742" ns="6" title="File:District7 banner.png" touched="2020-05-13T04:26:04Z" lastrevid="7353" counter="38" length="0" new="" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>