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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<api>
  <parse>
    <text>&lt;p&gt;Minor test edit, getting my hands on! Insert non-formatted text here
&lt;/p&gt;
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</text>
    <langlinks />
    <categories />
    <links />
    <templates>
      <tl ns="4" exists="">Citizendium Pilot:Sandbox</tl>
      <tl ns="100" exists="">CZ:Sandbox</tl>
    </templates>
    <images />
    <externallinks />
    <sections />
  </parse>
</api>