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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
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        <page value="20060316205713" timestamp="2006-03-16T20:57:13Z" ns="0" title="Chinese place" />
        <page value="20060316210927" timestamp="2006-03-16T21:09:27Z" ns="0" title="Will freakin&#039; Wright" />
        <page value="20060316211253" timestamp="2006-03-16T21:12:53Z" ns="0" title="Fallafdsiisakkl" />
        <page value="20060316212009" timestamp="2006-03-16T21:20:09Z" ns="0" title="Livert" />
        <page value="20060317040950" timestamp="2006-03-17T04:09:50Z" ns="0" title="Oh Shazbot!" />
        <page value="20060317042319" timestamp="2006-03-17T04:23:19Z" ns="0" title="Spore" />
        <page value="20060317042455" timestamp="2006-03-17T04:24:55Z" ns="0" title="Quakertown" />
        <page value="20060317044551" timestamp="2006-03-17T04:45:51Z" ns="0" title="Geeks In Love" />
        <page value="20060317044722" timestamp="2006-03-17T04:47:22Z" ns="0" title="Lemon Demon" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
</api>