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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <alllinks>
      <l ns="0" title="Backing up OpenCms" />
      <l ns="0" title="Basic Steps to writing JSPs" />
      <l ns="0" title="Best Practices" />
      <l ns="0" title="BooleanWidget" />
      <l ns="0" title="BuildOpenCmsFromSource" />
      <l ns="0" title="Building Opencms 9.0.1 from the sources" />
      <l ns="0" title="Building Opencms 9.5.x from the sources" />
      <l ns="0" title="Building from Scratch" />
      <l ns="0" title="CMS Shell" />
      <l ns="0" title="CalendarWidget" />
    </alllinks>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks alfrom="Categories" />
  </query-continue>
</api>