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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20050226092222" timestamp="2005-02-26T09:22:22Z" ns="0" title="Main Page" />
        <page value="20050424063057" timestamp="2005-04-24T06:30:57Z" ns="0" title="Naming conventions" />
        <page value="20050912041847" timestamp="2005-09-12T04:18:47Z" ns="0" title="Hosea 5 All" />
        <page value="20050912041847" timestamp="2005-09-12T04:18:47Z" ns="0" title="Genesis 47 All" />
        <page value="20050912041847" timestamp="2005-09-12T04:18:47Z" ns="0" title="Psalms 5 All" />
        <page value="20050912041847" timestamp="2005-09-12T04:18:47Z" ns="0" title="Genesis 50 All" />
        <page value="20050912041847" timestamp="2005-09-12T04:18:47Z" ns="0" title="The Acts 13 All" />
        <page value="20050912041847" timestamp="2005-09-12T04:18:47Z" ns="0" title="Alma 39 All" />
        <page value="20050912041847" timestamp="2005-09-12T04:18:47Z" ns="0" title="Third Nephi 27 All" />
        <page value="20050912041847" timestamp="2005-09-12T04:18:47Z" ns="0" title="Jeremiah 40 All" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>