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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20150121094256" timestamp="2015-01-21T09:42:56Z" ns="0" title="Yolanda Gil" />
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        <page value="20150121095919" timestamp="2015-01-21T09:59:19Z" ns="0" title="Chris Mattmann" />
        <page value="20150121095953" timestamp="2015-01-21T09:59:53Z" ns="0" title="Chris Duffy" />
        <page value="20150122170445" timestamp="2015-01-22T17:04:45Z" ns="0" title="James Howison" />
        <page value="20150122170531" timestamp="2015-01-22T17:05:31Z" ns="0" title="Erin Robinson" />
        <page value="20150209100353" timestamp="2015-02-09T10:03:53Z" ns="0" title="Admin" />
        <page value="20150211215832" timestamp="2015-02-11T21:58:32Z" ns="0" title="Participant sign-up" />
        <page value="20150212005714" timestamp="2015-02-12T00:57:14Z" ns="0" title="Select target article by Demir Ibrahim" />
        <page value="20150212005719" timestamp="2015-02-12T00:57:19Z" ns="0" title="Document GPF activities by Demir Ibrahim" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>