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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks alcontinue="BLOCK_CHAR_VISEME_ANIMS" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <alllinks>
      <l ns="0" title="B" />
      <l ns="0" title="BEGIN CAM COMMANDS" />
      <l ns="0" title="BEGIN CHAR SEARCH CRITERIA" />
      <l ns="0" title="BEGIN PED QUEUE MEMBERSHIP LIST" />
      <l ns="0" title="BIK" />
      <l ns="0" title="BLEND FROM NM WITH ANIM" />
      <l ns="0" title="BLEND OUT CHAR MOVE ANIMS" />
      <l ns="0" title="BLOCK CHAR AMBIENT ANIMS" />
      <l ns="0" title="BLOCK CHAR GESTURE ANIMS" />
      <l ns="0" title="BLOCK CHAR HEAD IK" />
    </alllinks>
  </query>
</api>