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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20140219064615" timestamp="2014-02-19T06:46:15Z" ns="0" title="Fall 2005" />
        <page value="20140417231744" timestamp="2014-04-17T23:17:44Z" ns="0" title="Fall 2010" />
        <page value="20140417232826" timestamp="2014-04-17T23:28:26Z" ns="0" title="Fall 2009" />
        <page value="20140418003031" timestamp="2014-04-18T00:30:31Z" ns="0" title="Fall 2006" />
        <page value="20140418011053" timestamp="2014-04-18T01:10:53Z" ns="0" title="Fall 2007" />
        <page value="20140418011721" timestamp="2014-04-18T01:17:21Z" ns="0" title="Spring 2007" />
        <page value="20140418011803" timestamp="2014-04-18T01:18:03Z" ns="0" title="Spring 2006" />
        <page value="20140504211552" timestamp="2014-05-04T21:15:52Z" ns="0" title="Fall 2013" />
        <page value="20140513011456" timestamp="2014-05-13T01:14:56Z" ns="0" title="Fall 2012" />
        <page value="20140513020505" timestamp="2014-05-13T02:05:05Z" ns="0" title="Spring 2008" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
</api>