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HTML is good for debugging, but is unsuitable for application use.
Specify the format parameter to change the output format.
To see the non HTML representation of the XML format, set format=xml.
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allpages apcontinue="Best_name_for_a_female,_black_cat?" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <allpages>
      <p pageid="986" ns="0" title="BCBG Shoes (picture)" />
      <p pageid="2991" ns="0" title="Be honest how old do I look? (:" />
      <p pageid="161" ns="0" title="Best 3 topping combination on a pizza" />
      <p pageid="899" ns="0" title="Best Free PS2 emulator for Android Tablet?" />
      <p pageid="3790" ns="0" title="Best Nude Beach in California?" />
      <p pageid="6293" ns="0" title="Best android game ???" />
      <p pageid="1905" ns="0" title="Best antivirus for windows 8?" />
      <p pageid="2834" ns="0" title="Best casino in Macau?" />
      <p pageid="4423" ns="0" title="Best female black cat name" />
      <p pageid="4175" ns="0" title="Best hotel in Las Vegas" />
    </allpages>
  </query>
</api>