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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="38" ns="0" title="Бухгалтерия" />
      <page pageid="17" ns="0" title="Заказы" />
      <page pageid="7" ns="0" title="Системные справочники" />
      <page pageid="9" ns="0" title="Справочник Марки и модели авто" />
      <page pageid="10" ns="0" title="Справочник Цвета авто" />
      <page pageid="15" ns="0" title="Справочники" />
      <page pageid="18" ns="0" title="Учетные записи" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>