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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <links>
          <pl ns="0" title="Acquaintances" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Artist&#039;s Renditions" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Blogs" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Books Written About Eph and His Family" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Charleston" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Church Service" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Danites" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Death" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Editing Help" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Email" />
        </links>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <links plcontinue="1|0|Ephraim Knowlton Hanks" />
  </query-continue>
</api>