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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
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  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20070128182606" timestamp="2007-01-28T18:26:06Z" ns="0" title="Max Barry" />
        <page value="20070128182859" timestamp="2007-01-28T18:28:59Z" ns="0" title="Jennifer Government" />
        <page value="20070204224641" timestamp="2007-02-04T22:46:41Z" ns="0" title="MediaWiki" />
        <page value="20070216060307" timestamp="2007-02-16T06:03:07Z" ns="0" title="The Copyright Act" />
        <page value="20070216060331" timestamp="2007-02-16T06:03:31Z" ns="0" title="The Currency Act" />
        <page value="20070216060618" timestamp="2007-02-16T06:06:18Z" ns="0" title="The Restrictions, Ejections and Bannings Act" />
        <page value="20070216060811" timestamp="2007-02-16T06:08:11Z" ns="0" title="The Primary Laws of Taijitu" />
        <page value="20070217152822" timestamp="2007-02-17T15:28:22Z" ns="0" title="Off Site Forum" />
        <page value="20070217154659" timestamp="2007-02-17T15:46:59Z" ns="0" title="Delegate powers" />
        <page value="20070217180251" timestamp="2007-02-17T18:02:51Z" ns="0" title="Saint John&#039;s Square bombing" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>