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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1146" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <links>
          <pl ns="0" title="Access existing graded assignments" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Add Extra Credit Grade Centre" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Adjust Bb Email Tool Settings" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Announcements Attachments Workaround" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Avoiding Grade Centre Gaffes" />
          <pl ns="0" title="BbStarter Strategies" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Bb Auto Groups Feature" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Bb Manage Sections" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Bb Organization Sites" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Bb QuickStart Guide" />
        </links>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <links plcontinue="1146|0|Blackboard" />
  </query-continue>
</api>