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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <exturlusage euoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <exturlusage>
      <eu pageid="5526" ns="2" title="User:Belgrave/Wiki Hints/Private Wiki" url="http://www.mediawiki.org" />
      <eu pageid="5523" ns="2" title="User:Belgrave/Wiki Hints" url="http://www.mediawiki.org" />
      <eu pageid="5610" ns="2" title="User:DavidAHare/Wiki Hints/Private Wiki" url="http://www.mediawiki.org" />
      <eu pageid="5650" ns="2" title="User:DavidAHare/Wiki Hints/Belgrave" url="http://www.mediawiki.org" />
      <eu pageid="5607" ns="2" title="User:DavidAHare/Wiki Hints" url="http://www.mediawiki.org" />
      <eu pageid="3510" ns="11" title="Template talk:SkillBox1" url="http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ParserFunctions" />
      <eu pageid="3707" ns="11" title="Template talk:EnhancementList" url="http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ParserFunctions" />
      <eu pageid="4051" ns="1" title="Talk:Reborn Frost Set" url="http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ParserFunctions" />
      <eu pageid="5457" ns="11" title="Template talk:Inventory3" url="http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ParserFunctions" />
      <eu pageid="5288" ns="2" title="User:Belgrave/General Links" url="http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Categories" />
    </exturlusage>
  </query>
</api>