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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allredirects garcontinue="Facilities_Vision" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="228" ns="0" title="Balling Award" />
      <page pageid="835" ns="0" title="Certificates" />
      <page pageid="901" ns="0" title="CitySoft Admin Guide" />
      <page pageid="14" ns="0" title="Consuls&#039; Contract" />
      <page pageid="906" ns="0" title="Dean of the SDH" />
      <page pageid="425" ns="0" title="Eagle Assistant Chancellor" />
      <page pageid="361" ns="0" title="Eagle Assistant Receiver General" />
      <page pageid="364" ns="0" title="Eagle Council" />
      <page pageid="351" ns="0" title="Eagle General Fund" />
      <page pageid="320" ns="0" title="Eagle Insignia Fund" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>