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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alltransclusions gatcontinue="Bausteindesign3|6857" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="55" ns="10" title="Vorlage:Dokumentation/Dokuseite" />
      <page pageid="58" ns="10" title="Vorlage:Dieser Artikel" />
      <page pageid="60" ns="10" title="Vorlage:Bausteindesign1" />
      <page pageid="61" ns="10" title="Vorlage:Bausteindesign1/Doku" />
      <page pageid="72" ns="10" title="Vorlage:Dts/Doku" />
      <page pageid="74" ns="10" title="Vorlage:Dtsx/Doku" />
      <page pageid="4615" ns="3" title="Benutzer Diskussion:Udo Röbenack" />
      <page pageid="4817" ns="10" title="Vorlage:Veraltet" />
      <page pageid="4818" ns="10" title="Vorlage:Veraltet/Doku" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>