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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allimages gaicontinue="Howto1_step1.jpg" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="2" ns="6" title="File:Capture-Ella.png" />
      <page pageid="10" ns="6" title="File:Capture.png" />
      <page pageid="8" ns="6" title="File:Capture 16 jun 2010.jpg" />
      <page pageid="37" ns="6" title="File:Capture bibella.png" />
      <page pageid="23" ns="6" title="File:Coverflow-1.png" />
      <page pageid="34" ns="6" title="File:Drawing toolbar.png" />
      <page pageid="27" ns="6" title="File:Ecran.png" />
      <page pageid="31" ns="6" title="File:Ecran2.png" />
      <page pageid="9" ns="6" title="File:File dezipped.png" />
      <page pageid="33" ns="6" title="File:Horizontal toolbar.png" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>