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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
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        <page value="20120304051949" timestamp="2012-03-04T05:19:49Z" ns="0" title="2-handed Swords Dump" />
        <page value="20120304052518" timestamp="2012-03-04T05:25:18Z" ns="0" title="Answerer B" />
        <page value="20120304052638" timestamp="2012-03-04T05:26:38Z" ns="0" title="Armor Text Resource" />
        <page value="20120304052640" timestamp="2012-03-04T05:26:40Z" ns="0" title="Armor of the Savior" />
        <page value="20120304052703" timestamp="2012-03-04T05:27:03Z" ns="0" title="Army Blouse" />
        <page value="20120304052738" timestamp="2012-03-04T05:27:38Z" ns="0" title="Attack Knife A" />
        <page value="20120304052740" timestamp="2012-03-04T05:27:40Z" ns="0" title="Attack Knife B" />
        <page value="20120304052742" timestamp="2012-03-04T05:27:42Z" ns="0" title="Attack Knife C" />
        <page value="20120304052805" timestamp="2012-03-04T05:28:05Z" ns="0" title="Axe of Pluto B" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
</api>