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                "canonical": "Media"
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                "case": "first-letter",
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                "content": ""
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                "case": "first-letter",
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                "subpages": "",
                "canonical": "Talk"
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                "case": "first-letter",
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                "subpages": "",
                "canonical": "User"
            },
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                "case": "first-letter",
                "*": "Anv\u00e4ndardiskussion",
                "subpages": "",
                "canonical": "User talk"
            },
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                "id": 4,
                "case": "first-letter",
                "*": "Kontrollrummet",
                "subpages": "",
                "canonical": "Project"
            },
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                "id": 5,
                "case": "first-letter",
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                "subpages": "",
                "canonical": "Project talk"
            },
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                "id": 6,
                "case": "first-letter",
                "*": "Fil",
                "canonical": "File"
            },
            "7": {
                "id": 7,
                "case": "first-letter",
                "*": "Fildiskussion",
                "subpages": "",
                "canonical": "File talk"
            },
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                "id": 8,
                "case": "first-letter",
                "*": "MediaWiki",
                "subpages": "",
                "canonical": "MediaWiki"
            },
            "9": {
                "id": 9,
                "case": "first-letter",
                "*": "MediaWiki-diskussion",
                "subpages": "",
                "canonical": "MediaWiki talk"
            },
            "10": {
                "id": 10,
                "case": "first-letter",
                "*": "Mall",
                "canonical": "Template"
            },
            "11": {
                "id": 11,
                "case": "first-letter",
                "*": "Malldiskussion",
                "subpages": "",
                "canonical": "Template talk"
            },
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                "id": 12,
                "case": "first-letter",
                "*": "Hj\u00e4lp",
                "subpages": "",
                "canonical": "Help"
            },
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                "id": 13,
                "case": "first-letter",
                "*": "Hj\u00e4lpdiskussion",
                "subpages": "",
                "canonical": "Help talk"
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                "case": "first-letter",
                "*": "Kategori",
                "canonical": "Category"
            },
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                "case": "first-letter",
                "*": "Kategoridiskussion",
                "subpages": "",
                "canonical": "Category talk"
            },
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        }
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}