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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allcategories accontinue="Actes_administratifs" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <allcategories>
      <c size="1" pages="1" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">100 English basic words</c>
      <c size="1" pages="1" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">17 décembre 2007</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">1967</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">50%</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">75%</c>
      <c size="1" pages="1" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Abandon de poste</c>
      <c size="4" pages="4" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Accident de service</c>
      <c size="3" pages="3" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Accueil</c>
      <c size="6" pages="6" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Accès aux documents administratifs</c>
      <c size="2" pages="2" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">Actes Administratifs</c>
    </allcategories>
  </query>
</api>