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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <alllinks>
      <l ns="0" title="Hauptseite" />
      <l ns="0" title="Link" />
      <l ns="0" title="Politik:25:Cafe Zukunft 2011 bis 2013" />
      <l ns="0" title="Politik:25:Cafe Zukunft 2011 und 2012" />
      <l ns="0" title="Politik:25:Cafe Zukunft 2014" />
      <l ns="0" title="Tauschring:25813:Regionalgeld" />
      <l ns="0" title="Willkommen" />
    </alllinks>
  </query>
</api>