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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Bluewater_Training_Cruises" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1450" ns="0" title="Backstay" />
      <page pageid="1623" ns="0" title="Battery Charger Raritan R3012-3" />
      <page pageid="1470" ns="0" title="Binnacle" />
      <page pageid="1460" ns="0" title="Block" />
      <page pageid="1485" ns="0" title="Bluewater" />
      <page pageid="1838" ns="0" title="BluewaterSchedule" />
      <page pageid="1906" ns="0" title="Bluewater Crew Class Syllabus" />
      <page pageid="1630" ns="0" title="Bluewater Crew Rating" />
      <page pageid="2033" ns="0" title="Bluewater Ratings" />
      <page pageid="2047" ns="0" title="Bluewater Skipper" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>