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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allpages apcontinue="Bicycaleidoscope" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <allpages>
      <p pageid="1957" ns="0" title="Background notes on SL" />
      <p pageid="1432" ns="0" title="Backups" />
      <p pageid="1523" ns="0" title="Baeksan" />
      <p pageid="3077" ns="0" title="Bassguitarpedal" />
      <p pageid="2072" ns="0" title="BeatBox Hero" />
      <p pageid="1501" ns="0" title="Beat Blocks - A Tangible Human User Interface for Live Performance and Composition" />
      <p pageid="2059" ns="0" title="Beatameister" />
      <p pageid="1615" ns="0" title="Beijing Information" />
      <p pageid="2468" ns="0" title="Ben Peterson 250B" />
      <p pageid="2163" ns="0" title="Berlach/" />
    </allpages>
  </query>
</api>