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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Baccello_di_Fagiolo" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page ns="0" title="Baby gasteracantha" missing="" />
      <page pageid="106" ns="0" title="BTS" />
      <page pageid="66" ns="0" title="BTS Basilisco" />
      <page pageid="68" ns="0" title="BTS Cavaliere gigante" />
      <page pageid="67" ns="0" title="BTS Chrysos" />
      <page pageid="65" ns="0" title="BTS Treekun" />
      <page pageid="5522" ns="0" title="Babbo Natale" />
      <page pageid="3741" ns="0" title="Babbo Opossum" />
      <page pageid="5550" ns="0" title="Babbo Opossum (perla)" />
      <page pageid="18857" ns="0" title="Bacca di falesia" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>