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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks alcontinue="N2PK_VNA|1" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <alllinks>
      <l fromid="1" ns="0" title="B200" />
      <l fromid="1" ns="0" title="Current Projects" />
      <l fromid="1" ns="0" title="DDS documentation" />
      <l fromid="20" ns="0" title="DKMS Output of update to kernel 4.1.6" />
      <l fromid="1" ns="0" title="Debian" />
      <l fromid="1" ns="0" title="Funcube dongle" />
      <l fromid="1" ns="0" title="HAREC errors in questions" />
      <l fromid="1" ns="0" title="Lecture series" />
      <l fromid="5" ns="0" title="Motion Profile Calculations" />
      <l fromid="1" ns="0" title="N2PK SW project" />
    </alllinks>
  </query>
</api>