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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20160723085507" timestamp="2016-07-23T08:55:07Z" ns="0" title="Junkie Badges" />
        <page value="20160723085653" timestamp="2016-07-23T08:56:53Z" ns="0" title="MastaPimp" />
        <page value="20160723180933" timestamp="2016-07-23T18:09:33Z" ns="0" title="Sigler Syndicate" />
        <page value="20160723181029" timestamp="2016-07-23T18:10:29Z" ns="0" title="Gore Line" />
        <page value="20160723181543" timestamp="2016-07-23T18:15:43Z" ns="0" title="Siglerism" />
        <page value="20160804095721" timestamp="2016-08-04T09:57:21Z" ns="0" title="P.J. Colding" />
        <page value="20160804100710" timestamp="2016-08-04T10:07:10Z" ns="0" title="Genada Corporation" />
        <page value="20160804101122" timestamp="2016-08-04T10:11:22Z" ns="0" title="Erika Hoel" />
        <page value="20160804104125" timestamp="2016-08-04T10:41:25Z" ns="0" title="Solar Division" />
        <page value="20160804104516" timestamp="2016-08-04T10:45:16Z" ns="0" title="Planet Division" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>