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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Business_Team/Beta_Program/Technical_Training_Materials" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="330" ns="0" title="Business Team" />
      <page pageid="770" ns="0" title="Business Team/Adoption" />
      <page pageid="422" ns="0" title="Business Team/Beta Program" />
      <page pageid="345" ns="0" title="Business Team/Beta Program/Doc and Email Blurb" />
      <page pageid="359" ns="0" title="Business Team/Beta Program/Draft Orientation Slides" />
      <page pageid="363" ns="0" title="Business Team/Beta Program/Draft v2 Orientation Slides" />
      <page pageid="427" ns="0" title="Business Team/Beta Program/Feedback" />
      <page pageid="364" ns="0" title="Business Team/Beta Program/Final Orientation Slides" />
      <page pageid="366" ns="0" title="Business Team/Beta Program/Recording Link Beta Orientation Call Feb 3 2011" />
      <page pageid="349" ns="0" title="Business Team/Beta Program/Sites" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>