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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alltransclusions gatcontinue="Birth_date_and_age|138" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="94" ns="0" title="Chelsea Under-18s" />
      <page pageid="97" ns="0" title="Chelsea Under-21s" />
      <page pageid="104" ns="0" title="Arsenal Under-18s" />
      <page pageid="105" ns="0" title="Arsenal Under-21s" />
      <page pageid="108" ns="0" title="Manchester City Under-21s" />
      <page pageid="113" ns="0" title="Everton Under-18s" />
      <page pageid="114" ns="0" title="Liverpool Under-18s" />
      <page pageid="115" ns="0" title="Manchester United Under-18s" />
      <page pageid="116" ns="0" title="Sunderland Under-18s" />
      <page pageid="136" ns="0" title="Fulham Under-18s" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>