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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
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    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
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    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
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        <page value="20120116192004" timestamp="2012-01-16T19:20:04Z" ns="0" title="History of The Antarian Rangers" />
        <page value="20120116193017" timestamp="2012-01-16T19:30:17Z" ns="0" title="History of Aratech" />
        <page value="20120122165444" timestamp="2012-01-22T16:54:44Z" ns="0" title="Service of The Antarian Rangers" />
        <page value="20120124131717" timestamp="2012-01-24T13:17:17Z" ns="0" title="Leadership of The Antarian Rangers" />
        <page value="20120125220720" timestamp="2012-01-25T22:07:20Z" ns="0" title="Service of Outer Rim Excavations" />
        <page value="20120126220551" timestamp="2012-01-26T22:05:51Z" ns="0" title="Profiles:Vip Fortuna" />
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        <page value="20120129202854" timestamp="2012-01-29T20:28:54Z" ns="0" title="About Aratech" />
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    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>