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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>
    <allfileusages gafcontinue="Complex_playerxml_2.png" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page ns="6" title="File:C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\My Scans" missing="" />
      <page pageid="145" ns="6" title="File:Background.png" />
      <page pageid="42" ns="6" title="File:Bal.gif" />
      <page pageid="44822" ns="6" title="File:Bento Browser Screenshot.png" />
      <page pageid="146" ns="6" title="File:Blue-circle.png" />
      <page pageid="114" ns="6" title="File:Blue-vis-layer.png" />
      <page pageid="44882" ns="6" title="File:Browser test.png" />
      <page pageid="39" ns="6" title="File:Cbuttons.gif" />
      <page pageid="46960" ns="6" title="File:Completed.png" />
      <page pageid="142" ns="6" title="File:Complex playerxml 1.png" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>