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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
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      <ns id="3" case="first-letter" subpages="" canonical="User talk" xml:space="preserve">Overleg gebruiker</ns>
      <ns id="4" case="first-letter" canonical="Project" xml:space="preserve">Palmvrienden wiki</ns>
      <ns id="5" case="first-letter" subpages="" canonical="Project talk" xml:space="preserve">Overleg Palmvrienden wiki</ns>
      <ns id="6" case="first-letter" canonical="File" xml:space="preserve">Bestand</ns>
      <ns id="7" case="first-letter" subpages="" canonical="File talk" xml:space="preserve">Overleg bestand</ns>
      <ns id="8" case="first-letter" subpages="" canonical="MediaWiki" xml:space="preserve">MediaWiki</ns>
      <ns id="9" case="first-letter" subpages="" canonical="MediaWiki talk" xml:space="preserve">Overleg MediaWiki</ns>
      <ns id="10" case="first-letter" canonical="Template" xml:space="preserve">Sjabloon</ns>
      <ns id="11" case="first-letter" subpages="" canonical="Template talk" xml:space="preserve">Overleg sjabloon</ns>
      <ns id="12" case="first-letter" canonical="Help" xml:space="preserve">Help</ns>
      <ns id="13" case="first-letter" subpages="" canonical="Help talk" xml:space="preserve">Overleg help</ns>
      <ns id="14" case="first-letter" canonical="Category" xml:space="preserve">Categorie</ns>
      <ns id="15" case="first-letter" subpages="" canonical="Category talk" xml:space="preserve">Overleg categorie</ns>
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    <namespacealiases>
      <ns id="6" xml:space="preserve">Image</ns>
      <ns id="7" xml:space="preserve">Image talk</ns>
      <ns id="6" xml:space="preserve">Afbeelding</ns>
      <ns id="7" xml:space="preserve">Overleg afbeelding</ns>
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  </query>
</api>