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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Coordinate_system" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page ns="0" title="CAD Concepts" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="Conic curve support" missing="" />
      <page pageid="238" ns="0" title="Blocks" />
      <page pageid="302" ns="0" title="Build from source" />
      <page pageid="6" ns="0" title="CAD" />
      <page pageid="638" ns="0" title="Calculator" />
      <page pageid="248" ns="0" title="Commands" />
      <page pageid="629" ns="0" title="Commands and tools" />
      <page pageid="628" ns="0" title="Commands and tools - using the command line" />
      <page pageid="8" ns="0" title="Contributors" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>