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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="136" ns="0" title="Manuál ke hře Fighter Pilot" />
      <page pageid="155" ns="0" title="RetroPCbestii" />
      <page pageid="514" ns="0" title="A" />
      <page pageid="577" ns="0" title="Dávková tvorba kazet s pomocí programu Turgen System" />
      <page pageid="578" ns="0" title="Tvorba kazet s pomocí programu Turgen System a obyčejného kazetového magnetofonu" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>