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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Driver&#039;s_license" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page ns="0" title="Badge" missing="" />
      <page pageid="54" ns="0" title="Bank account" />
      <page pageid="367" ns="0" title="Bank account information" />
      <page pageid="68" ns="0" title="Car rental" />
      <page pageid="43" ns="0" title="Codice fiscale" />
      <page pageid="196" ns="0" title="Contribution to laptop" />
      <page pageid="117" ns="0" title="Contribution towards living expenses" />
      <page pageid="187" ns="0" title="Cost of living in Trieste" />
      <page pageid="398" ns="0" title="DIS COLL" />
      <page pageid="61" ns="0" title="Doctors, Hospitals and Appointments" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>