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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <random>
      <page id="186" ns="0" title="237 - Leaving The land of Cockayne (The Motives and Methods of the US Government, The Power of Nightmares 3)" />
      <page id="2290" ns="0" title="532 - Hearing the Inner Calling (Green Gone Wrong and Independent Diplomat)" />
    </random>
  </query>
</api>