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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allpages apfrom="Board of Directors" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <allpages>
      <p pageid="177" ns="0" title="BaseLocationPreplanTask" />
      <p pageid="9" ns="0" title="Base Location Preplan Task" />
      <p pageid="3473" ns="0" title="BenQ MW516" />
      <p pageid="10" ns="0" title="BenzoneIssue" />
      <p pageid="12886" ns="0" title="Bernice Cyr" />
      <p pageid="2617" ns="0" title="Blood Tribe Police" />
      <p pageid="1192" ns="0" title="Board" />
      <p pageid="10332" ns="0" title="Board Members" />
      <p pageid="12229" ns="0" title="Board meeting" />
      <p pageid="16565" ns="0" title="Board member" />
    </allpages>
  </query>
</api>