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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="440" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <images>
          <im ns="6" title="File:901.023 45 1000.png" />
          <im ns="6" title="File:901.077 45 1000.png" />
          <im ns="6" title="File:901.082 top 1000 s.png" />
          <im ns="6" title="File:901.133C 45 1000 s.png" />
          <im ns="6" title="File:901.182B 45 1000 s.png" />
          <im ns="6" title="File:901.190 45 1000.png" />
          <im ns="6" title="File:901.191 45 1000.png" />
          <im ns="6" title="File:901.193 45 1000.png" />
          <im ns="6" title="File:901.227C 45 1000 s.png" />
          <im ns="6" title="File:901.244B005 45 1000 s.png" />
        </images>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <images imcontinue="440|901.274_45_1000.png" />
  </query-continue>
</api>