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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <allcategories>
      <c size="1" pages="1" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">&quot;Maps&quot;</c>
      <c size="1" pages="1" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">+</c>
      <c size="112" pages="112" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">10&quot; Rifle Battery</c>
      <c size="30" pages="30" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">10&quot; Rifle M1888</c>
      <c size="24" pages="24" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">10&quot; Rifle M1888MI</c>
      <c size="64" pages="64" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">10&quot; Rifle M1888MII</c>
      <c size="16" pages="16" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">10&quot; Rifle M1895</c>
      <c size="4" pages="4" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">10&quot; Rifle M1895MI</c>
      <c size="2" pages="2" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">10&quot; Rifle M1896</c>
      <c size="10" pages="10" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">10&quot; Rifle M1900</c>
    </allcategories>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <allcategories acfrom="1018 Research Trip" />
  </query-continue>
</api>