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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allimages gaicontinue="Adayinthelife_000a_small.jpg" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="375" ns="6" title="File:-and hand tied 01small.jpg" />
      <page pageid="382" ns="6" title="File:-lah- and hand tied 02small.jpg" />
      <page pageid="381" ns="6" title="File:-lah- and hand tied 05small.jpg" />
      <page pageid="384" ns="6" title="File:-lah- and hand tied 11small.jpg" />
      <page pageid="928" ns="6" title="File:001.jpg" />
      <page pageid="17" ns="6" title="File:087.jpg" />
      <page pageid="292" ns="6" title="File:110e06d8.jpg" />
      <page pageid="148" ns="6" title="File:15TMRO06C.jpg" />
      <page pageid="805" ns="6" title="File:178069849.png" />
      <page pageid="1073" ns="6" title="File:1855.jpg" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>