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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <alllinks>
      <l ns="0" title="Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib" />
      <l ns="0" title="Roots of Islam" />
      <l ns="0" title="Азим Рой: От скромного начала в Кыргызстане до международного успеха и приверженности родине" />
    </alllinks>
  </query>
</api>