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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allimages gaicontinue="Big_book.jpg" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="384" ns="6" title="File:04e5a67f4aa222772066fa2d836c982fd8e0da-wm.jpg.png" />
      <page pageid="427" ns="6" title="File:20171130 142412 1512080715002.jpeg" />
      <page pageid="270" ns="6" title="File:6296553264 e6dea9fdec o.png" />
      <page pageid="199" ns="6" title="File:Alien.jpg" />
      <page pageid="246" ns="6" title="File:Arngren.jpg" />
      <page pageid="353" ns="6" title="File:Arraydick.png" />
      <page pageid="206" ns="6" title="File:Babel.jpg" />
      <page pageid="319" ns="6" title="File:Belladonna.jpg" />
      <page pageid="296" ns="6" title="File:BiPin.png" />
      <page pageid="263" ns="6" title="File:Big Ben.png" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>