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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="Master_Database_Replication|1289" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1310" ns="0" title="Sybase on linux-distro matrix" />
      <page pageid="1338" ns="0" title="Srvbuildres task failed" />
      <page pageid="1367" ns="0" title="Fixing system tables in the master database after a change of Characterset/SortOrder" />
      <page pageid="1368" ns="0" title="Ubuntu 64 bit ASE installation" />
      <page pageid="1394" ns="0" title="Sybase Central and the IQ Agent for Sybase IQ" />
      <page pageid="1407" ns="0" title="Corruption of syslogs" />
      <page pageid="1409" ns="0" title="Installation guidelines IQ" />
      <page pageid="1415" ns="0" title="Installation guidelines ASE" />
      <page pageid="1419" ns="0" title="Installation guidelines ASE 15.7" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>