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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allcategories accontinue="台灣作家" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <allcategories>
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      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">人物 人物</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">佛光大學教授</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">倪姓</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">光仁高級中學校友</c>
      <c size="0" pages="0" files="0" subcats="0" xml:space="preserve">台湾评论员</c>
    </allcategories>
  </query>
</api>