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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allredirects arcontinue="Barrel_Belly|37353" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <allredirects>
      <r fromid="31616" ns="0" title="Barbarous Thorn Blade" />
      <r fromid="31617" ns="0" title="Barbarous Thorn Blade" />
      <r fromid="31618" ns="0" title="Barbarous Thorn Blade" />
      <r fromid="31613" ns="0" title="Barbarous Thorn Shield" />
      <r fromid="31614" ns="0" title="Barbarous Thorn Shield" />
      <r fromid="31615" ns="0" title="Barbarous Thorn Shield" />
      <r fromid="31432" ns="0" title="Barrel Belly" />
      <r fromid="37350" ns="0" title="Barrel Belly" />
      <r fromid="37351" ns="0" title="Barrel Belly" />
      <r fromid="37352" ns="0" title="Barrel Belly" />
    </allredirects>
  </query>
</api>