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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <templates>
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Article of the Month June" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Article suggestion" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:ForGreenhorns" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:ImportantLinks" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Introduction" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:New Articles" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:News" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Surprise Picture Tuesday" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Tab-Language" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Tab-Mainpage" />
        </templates>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <templates tlcontinue="1|10|Tab-Portal" />
  </query-continue>
</api>