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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allimages gaicontinue="2_by_4_by_4_Awarepath_Permutation_Matrix.png" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="34656" ns="6" title="File:2005-12-14-orbitals.png" />
      <page pageid="33682" ns="6" title="File:2 = 1.jpg" />
      <page pageid="12907" ns="6" title="File:2 awarepath convergence.png" />
      <page pageid="13227" ns="6" title="File:2 by 2 Awarepath Matrix.png" />
      <page pageid="13232" ns="6" title="File:2 by 2 Epipath Matrix.png" />
      <page pageid="13225" ns="6" title="File:2 by 2 Fazpathmatrix.png" />
      <page pageid="13231" ns="6" title="File:2 by 2 Ixpepath Matrix.png" />
      <page pageid="13229" ns="6" title="File:2 by 2 Mentapath Matrix.png" />
      <page pageid="13230" ns="6" title="File:2 by 2 Physapath Matrix.png" />
      <page pageid="13226" ns="6" title="File:2 by 2 Physipath Matrix.png" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>