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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <embeddedin>
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      <ei pageid="2668" ns="0" title="The Ick" />
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      <ei pageid="2845" ns="0" title="SpongeBoy" />
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      <ei pageid="3057" ns="0" title="Nicktoons Battle" />
    </embeddedin>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <embeddedin eicontinue="10|Stub|3170" />
  </query-continue>
</api>