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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Deutsche_Bahn|65" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Hauptseite" />
      <page pageid="2" ns="0" title="Stuttgart 21" />
      <page pageid="54" ns="0" title="Stuttgart 21/Kosten" />
      <page pageid="178" ns="0" title="Bahnknoten München" />
      <page pageid="193" ns="0" title="Stuttgart 21/Stresstest/Interpretation" />
      <page pageid="1629" ns="0" title="Bibliothek 21" />
      <page pageid="1937" ns="0" title="Stuttgart 21/Brandschutz Tunnel" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>