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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <links>
          <pl ns="0" title="ATmega88" />
          <pl ns="0" title="A closer look at TV2Engine MacrovisionEnable" />
          <pl ns="0" title="A detailed look at the boot process" />
          <pl ns="0" title="BooterCE.exe" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Bootloader" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Bootlog??" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Bootstrap-Message" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Boot Process" />
          <pl ns="0" title="BT Vision Box 40823" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Common pitfalls when working with smp based devices" />
        </links>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <links plcontinue="1|0|Debug Files for remote debugging" />
  </query-continue>
</api>