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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks galcontinue="FAQs_zum_Equal_Pay_Day" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page ns="0" title="Downloads" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="EPD 2013" missing="" />
      <page ns="0" title="FAQ" missing="" />
      <page pageid="274" ns="0" title="Berechnung des Equal Pay Day" />
      <page pageid="18" ns="0" title="Bereinigter Gender Pay Gap" />
      <page pageid="84" ns="0" title="Equal Pay Day" />
      <page pageid="30" ns="0" title="Equal Pay Day (Aktionstag)" />
      <page pageid="14" ns="0" title="Equal Pay Day in Deutschland" />
      <page pageid="71" ns="0" title="Equal Pay Day in der Schweiz" />
      <page pageid="69" ns="0" title="Equal Pay Day in Österreich" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>