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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="B._capitata|1368" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1368" ns="4" title="Palmpedia - Palm Grower&#039;s Guide:ONLINE REFERENCE" />
      <page pageid="2856" ns="0" title="A Primer On Palm Planting" />
      <page pageid="3725" ns="0" title="A Primer On Germinating Palm Seeds" />
      <page pageid="3911" ns="0" title="B. brandegei" />
      <page pageid="4412" ns="0" title="B. nitida" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>