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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Calibrate_water_temperature|303" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="96" ns="0" title="How to use this organic data science wiki" />
      <page pageid="213" ns="0" title="Special Information for Newcomers" />
      <page pageid="303" ns="0" title="Test Query" />
      <page pageid="443" ns="0" title="Contribute as Participant" />
      <page pageid="610" ns="0" title="Institution" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>