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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Chromebook_Data_and_Backup" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page ns="0" title="Backup Windows laptop and desktop" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="Backup from Linux" missing="" />
      <page pageid="34" ns="0" title="Backup" />
      <page pageid="52" ns="0" title="Backup on Linux / OSX" />
      <page pageid="70" ns="0" title="Backup on Windows" />
      <page pageid="774" ns="0" title="Backup on Windows (background information)" />
      <page pageid="994" ns="0" title="Bitlocker" />
      <page pageid="174" ns="0" title="Borrow" />
      <page pageid="266" ns="0" title="Cached password in Windows non-domain PCs" />
      <page pageid="156" ns="0" title="Change Domain Password From MacOSX" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>