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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <templates>
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Monitoring Cockpit End" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Monitoring Cockpit Indicator Item Result Model" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Monitoring Cockpit Start" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Monitoring Component Cockpit Box Result Model" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Monitoring Component Cockpit Indicator List Result Model" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Monitoring Module Indicator Overview Table Header" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Monitoring Module Indicator Overview Table Row" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Monitoring Progress Bar Cockpit Result Model" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Monitoring Progress Bar Table" />
          <tl ns="10" title="Template:Table Footer" />
        </templates>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>