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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Boss_Tricks" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="890" ns="0" title="BSJ" />
      <page pageid="2053" ns="0" title="Battleground SW" />
      <page pageid="886" ns="0" title="Beam Switch" />
      <page pageid="981" ns="0" title="Bioenergy Production" />
      <page pageid="2026" ns="0" title="Bionenergy Production SW" />
      <page pageid="2025" ns="0" title="Biostorage Station SW" />
      <page pageid="2060" ns="0" title="Bitter Well SW" />
      <page pageid="1015" ns="0" title="Blogg Morph Ball Glitch" />
      <page pageid="736" ns="0" title="Bomb Guardian" />
      <page pageid="796" ns="0" title="Boost Guardian" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>