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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
<query-continue>
<allcategories accontinue="Croatia_templates" />
</query-continue>
<query>
<allcategories>
<c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">' .. cat .. '</c>
<c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">' .. error category .. '</c>
<c size="1" pages="1" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">2010 Convert unit subtemplates</c>
<c size="2" pages="2" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Algeria location map templates</c>
<c size="1" pages="1" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">All pages needing cleanup</c>
<c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Amaziɣ</c>
<c size="2" pages="2" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Asif n Mississippi</c>
<c size="1" pages="1" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">City infobox templates</c>
<c size="2" pages="2" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Coord template</c>
<c size="1" pages="1" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Coordinates templates</c>
</allcategories>
</query>
</api>