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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Коллокация|79" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Заглавная страница" />
      <page pageid="54" ns="0" title="Схемы и сценарии работы в ИС" />
      <page pageid="64" ns="0" title="Настройка проекта" />
      <page pageid="66" ns="0" title="Руководство пользователя" />
      <page pageid="75" ns="0" title="Меню проекта" />
      <page pageid="79" ns="0" title="Тезаурус" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>