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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks alcontinue="ENom_Configuration" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <alllinks>
      <l ns="0" title="BizCN Configuration" />
      <l ns="0" title="CPanel Specific Configuration" />
      <l ns="0" title="CPanel with WHMSonic" />
      <l ns="0" title="Cast Control Specific Configuration" />
      <l ns="0" title="CentovaCast Specific Configuration" />
      <l ns="0" title="Cloudmin Specific Configuration" />
      <l ns="0" title="DirectAdmin Specific Configuration" />
      <l ns="0" title="Domain Registration" />
      <l ns="0" title="Dot.tk Configuration" />
      <l ns="0" title="DotNetPanel Specific Configuration" />
    </alllinks>
  </query>
</api>