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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20060730024057" timestamp="2006-07-30T02:40:57Z" ns="0" title="WapWiki:Stub" />
        <page value="20060730024305" timestamp="2006-07-30T02:43:05Z" ns="0" title="WapWiki" />
        <page value="20100322223201" timestamp="2010-03-22T22:32:01Z" ns="0" title="About the United Nations" />
        <page value="20100322223851" timestamp="2010-03-22T22:38:51Z" ns="0" title="Nick Fiore" />
        <page value="20100322223900" timestamp="2010-03-22T22:39:00Z" ns="0" title="Natalie Unger" />
        <page value="20100322223950" timestamp="2010-03-22T22:39:50Z" ns="0" title="Erin Williamson" />
        <page value="20100322223959" timestamp="2010-03-22T22:39:59Z" ns="0" title="Zach Harrison" />
        <page value="20100322224157" timestamp="2010-03-22T22:41:57Z" ns="0" title="Suave Committee Attire" />
        <page value="20100322224232" timestamp="2010-03-22T22:42:32Z" ns="0" title="CND" />
        <page value="20100322224302" timestamp="2010-03-22T22:43:02Z" ns="0" title="Pronunciation of WAP" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>