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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allimages gaicontinue="MaritimeDefender04.jpg" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="18" ns="6" title="File:Asteroids.jpg" />
      <page pageid="27" ns="6" title="File:Cheetah 300.png" />
      <page pageid="30" ns="6" title="File:ColonyMode Mockup.png" />
      <page pageid="53" ns="6" title="File:Current Project Tasks.PNG">
        <duplicatefiles>
          <df name="Current_Project_Tasks.png" user="Brb6127" timestamp="2008-06-24T23:52:06Z" />
        </duplicatefiles>
      </page>
      <page pageid="54" ns="6" title="File:Current Project Tasks.png">
        <duplicatefiles>
          <df name="Current_Project_Tasks.PNG" user="Brb6127" timestamp="2008-06-24T23:51:26Z" />
        </duplicatefiles>
      </page>
      <page pageid="55" ns="6" title="File:Diagram.png" />
      <page pageid="28" ns="6" title="File:Drone 300.png" />
      <page pageid="19" ns="6" title="File:Explosion.jpg" />
      <page pageid="20" ns="6" title="File:Foe.jpg" />
      <page pageid="21" ns="6" title="File:Friend.jpg" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>