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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks alfrom="Botswana" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <alllinks>
      <l ns="0" title="Bahrain" />
      <l ns="0" title="Bali Sign Language" />
      <l ns="0" title="Bamako Sign Language" />
      <l ns="0" title="Ban Khor Sign Language" />
      <l ns="0" title="Bangladesh" />
      <l ns="0" title="Belgian Sign Language" />
      <l ns="0" title="Bengali Sign Language" />
      <l ns="0" title="Benin" />
      <l ns="0" title="Benkala Sign Language" />
      <l ns="0" title="Bhutan" />
    </alllinks>
  </query>
</api>