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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>
    <random>
      <page id="3718" ns="0" title="Creating Project Views from Server Resident Project Plans with OnePager Live Beta 2" />
      <page id="1167" ns="0" title="New Row Cropping Option" />
    </random>
  </query>
</api>