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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks alcontinue="IMDB|2596" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <alllinks>
      <l ns="0" title="Copyright" />
      <l ns="0" title="Crown Copyright" />
      <l ns="0" title="Crown copyright" />
      <l ns="0" title="En:copyleft" />
      <l ns="0" title="En:free software" />
      <l ns="0" title="En:സര്‍വ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം:Text of the GNU Free Documentation License" />
      <l ns="0" title="Fair use" />
      <l ns="0" title="Free Software Foundation" />
      <l ns="0" title="GNU Free Documentation License" />
      <l ns="0" title="HMSO" />
    </alllinks>
  </query>
</api>