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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20081109004804" timestamp="2008-11-09T00:48:04Z" ns="0" title="TemplatesExample" />
        <page value="20081110043041" timestamp="2008-11-10T04:30:41Z" ns="0" title="HeRO Tournaments" />
        <page value="20110124090621" timestamp="2011-01-24T09:06:21Z" ns="0" title="Event Archive 2010" />
        <page value="20120322030351" timestamp="2012-03-22T03:03:51Z" ns="0" title="Usables" />
        <page value="20140404182535" timestamp="2014-04-04T18:25:35Z" ns="0" title="Mr. Hatter/Trivia" />
        <page value="20151208161644" timestamp="2015-12-08T16:16:44Z" ns="0" title="Valentine Box" />
        <page value="20151222164543" timestamp="2015-12-22T16:45:43Z" ns="0" title="Bear Beanie Quest" />
        <page value="20151222164842" timestamp="2015-12-22T16:48:42Z" ns="0" title="Fabre Queen" />
        <page value="20151222164916" timestamp="2015-12-22T16:49:16Z" ns="0" title="Fishing Mastery Quest" />
        <page value="20151222165839" timestamp="2015-12-22T16:58:39Z" ns="0" title="Majestic Fox" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>