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<api>
  <query>
    <allcategories>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">1978 births</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">API functions</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">API methods V8</c>
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      <c size="11" pages="11" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Calendar Templates</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Dev</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">EditorialRecommendations API methods V8</c>
      <c size="1" pages="1" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Events</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Featherweights</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Filipino Roman Catholics</c>
    </allcategories>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <allcategories acfrom="Filipino actor-politicians" />
  </query-continue>
</api>