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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <links gplcontinue="1|0|ASL_error_messages" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
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      <page pageid="335" ns="0" title="ASL Configuration" touched="2020-05-23T23:23:32Z" lastrevid="6028" counter="477894" length="52447" />
      <page pageid="521" ns="0" title="ASL FAQ" touched="2021-06-07T12:56:48Z" lastrevid="6317" counter="259742" length="73603" />
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      <page pageid="489" ns="0" title="ASL Lite" touched="2014-03-26T20:39:09Z" lastrevid="4646" counter="25472" length="10050" />
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    </pages>
  </query>
</api>