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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20100816225911" timestamp="2010-08-16T22:59:11Z" ns="0" title="Test4" />
        <page value="20100816232846" timestamp="2010-08-16T23:28:46Z" ns="0" title="Libertarians Misunderstand Rights" />
        <page value="20100905135654" timestamp="2010-09-05T13:56:54Z" ns="0" title="Anonymous" />
        <page value="20100925113809" timestamp="2010-09-25T11:38:09Z" ns="0" title="Example internal resource code" />
        <page value="20100925113834" timestamp="2010-09-25T11:38:34Z" ns="0" title="Example external resource code" />
        <page value="20100925113909" timestamp="2010-09-25T11:39:09Z" ns="0" title="Example person code" />
        <page value="20100925114804" timestamp="2010-09-25T11:48:04Z" ns="0" title="Example quotation code" />
        <page value="20100925122254" timestamp="2010-09-25T12:22:54Z" ns="0" title="Sort order" />
        <page value="20100925122356" timestamp="2010-09-25T12:23:56Z" ns="0" title="Test no sortkey" />
        <page value="20100925122617" timestamp="2010-09-25T12:26:17Z" ns="0" title="Test sortkey five" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>