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HTML is good for debugging, but is unsuitable for application use.
Specify the format parameter to change the output format.
To see the non HTML representation of the XML format, set format=xml.
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Barkmoss|576" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="8" ns="0" title="Ancestors: List with Portraits &amp; Blurbs" />
      <page pageid="562" ns="0" title="Ancestors: Second Generation" />
      <page pageid="575" ns="0" title="Ancestors: List of Names (Alphabetical)" />
      <page pageid="576" ns="0" title="Ancestors: List of Names (by Generation)" />
      <page pageid="577" ns="0" title="Full Tribe: List of Names (Alphabetical)" />
      <page pageid="578" ns="0" title="Full Tribe: List of Names (by Generation)" />
      <page pageid="584" ns="0" title="Full Tribe: List with Portraits &amp; Blurbs" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>