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  <query-continue>
    <allpages gapcontinue="The_Boots_Are_Red" />
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    <pages>
      <page pageid="5" ns="0" title="Ron Cavanaugh">
        <revisions>
          <rev contentformat="text/x-wiki" contentmodel="wikitext" xml:space="preserve">Ron Cavanaugh is the primary protagonist in the [[Cigars and Legs]] series.</rev>
        </revisions>
      </page>
      <page pageid="3" ns="0" title="Sword of Nalin">
        <revisions>
          <rev contentformat="text/x-wiki" contentmodel="wikitext" xml:space="preserve">The Sword of Nalin is both a series, a set of books set on the world [[Daea]], and a mythical object from within those worlds.

== The Series ==
Thus far the series only features the published book [[The Five]].

Two sequels are in the works, awaiting editing and covers.

== The Sword ==

In the story, the sword is supposedly wielded by [[Nalin]], the King Arthur historical figure on [[Daea]].</rev>
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    </pages>
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