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The last subject we'd like to cover in this article is that of XML template files. These provide us with several key benefits. First, they allow us to significantly shorten the URL we send through the browser by encapsulating all aspects of the query into an external file. Second, they permit us to hide some of the details of the database structure in an external file, so that they aren't as readily visible to the casual visitor to a Web site utilizing these techniques.