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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <alllinks>
      <l fromid="3" ns="0" title="Board Candidate Presentations and Elections" />
      <l fromid="3" ns="0" title="Board Officer Responsibility" />
      <l fromid="3" ns="0" title="Equitable Distribution of Responsibilities of Officers" />
      <l fromid="2" ns="0" title="Governance Structure Examples" />
      <l fromid="3" ns="0" title="Leadership Ladders" />
      <l fromid="3" ns="0" title="Nomination Committee, Selection of Candidates to the Board" />
      <l fromid="1" ns="0" title="Resources" />
      <l fromid="1" ns="0" title="Subcommittee Recommendations and Notes" />
      <l fromid="2" ns="0" title="Task Force Timeline" />
    </alllinks>
  </query>
</api>