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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
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    <links plcontinue="1306|0|EiffelStudio_24.05_Releases" />
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  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1306" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <links>
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          <pl ns="0" title="Compiling Hello World" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Design and coding rules" />
          <pl ns="0" title="Downloads" />
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          <pl ns="0" title="EiffelStudio 22.12 Releases" />
          <pl ns="0" title="EiffelStudio 23.09 Releases" />
        </links>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>