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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks alcontinue="Links" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <alllinks>
      <l ns="0" title="CH391L/BLOSUM" />
      <l ns="0" title="CH391L/Connecting Server" />
      <l ns="0" title="CH391L/DynamicProgramming" />
      <l ns="0" title="CH391L/HiddenMarkovModel" />
      <l ns="0" title="CH391L/NucleotideFrequency" />
      <l ns="0" title="CH391L/PERL Programming" />
      <l ns="0" title="CH391L/UTpond" />
      <l ns="0" title="CH391L 2013/Connecting Server" />
      <l ns="0" title="ChungKwon2013 RFX2" />
      <l ns="0" title="Jyoung test" />
    </alllinks>
  </query>
</api>