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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <links>
          <pl ns="0" title="11 meter" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Amateur radio" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Blogs" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Business Radio" />
          <pl ns="0" title="CB" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Community Audio Distribution Service" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Cuban Intelligence Radio Stations/Operations" />
          <pl ns="0" title="DXing" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Fixed/Mobile bands" />
          <pl ns="0" title="HF airband" />
        </links>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <links plcontinue="1|0|HF marine" />
  </query-continue>
</api>