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<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allcategories acfrom="Sign languages in Oceania" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <allcategories>
      <c size="56" pages="56" files="0" subcats="0">Africa</c>
      <c size="28" pages="28" files="0" subcats="0">Asia</c>
      <c size="8" pages="8" files="0" subcats="0">International Societies and Congresses of sign language</c>
      <c size="16" pages="16" files="0" subcats="0">Middle East</c>
      <c size="15" pages="15" files="0" subcats="0">Oceania</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0">Pacific</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0">Pasific</c>
      <c size="31" pages="31" files="0" subcats="0">Sign languages in Africa</c>
      <c size="35" pages="35" files="0" subcats="0">Sign languages in Asia</c>
      <c size="11" pages="11" files="0" subcats="0">Sign languages in Middle East</c>
    </allcategories>
  </query>
</api>