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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <templates>
          <tl ns="0" title="Civic life (Nova Roma)" />
          <tl ns="0" title="Cultus deorum Romanorum" />
          <tl ns="0" title="Nova Romanitas" />
          <tl ns="0" title="Res Publica Nova Romana" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:2024" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:AugustDelay" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Becoming a citizen" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Current Events Shortlist" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Global" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:GlobalText" />
        </templates>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <templates tlcontinue="1|10|Hodie" />
  </query-continue>
</api>