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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alltransclusions gatcontinue="Browse_Canadian|1813" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1285" ns="14" title="Category:Person" />
      <page pageid="1774" ns="14" title="Category:Canadian" />
      <page pageid="1803" ns="14" title="Category:Canadian Invention" />
      <page pageid="1806" ns="14" title="Category:Canadian Building" />
      <page pageid="1807" ns="14" title="Category:Canadian Community" />
      <page pageid="1808" ns="14" title="Category:Canadian Document" />
      <page pageid="1809" ns="14" title="Category:Canadian Event" />
      <page pageid="1810" ns="14" title="Category:Canadian Environment" />
      <page pageid="1811" ns="14" title="Category:Canadian Dream" />
      <page pageid="1812" ns="14" title="Category:Canadian Education" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>