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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20051116134224" timestamp="2005-11-16T13:42:24Z" ns="0" title="Garou" />
        <page value="20051117090532" timestamp="2005-11-17T09:05:32Z" ns="0" title="Red Talons" />
        <page value="20051123111123" timestamp="2005-11-23T11:11:23Z" ns="0" title="Introductie" />
        <page value="20051123111350" timestamp="2005-11-23T11:13:50Z" ns="0" title="Boek van Inhoud pagina 5" />
        <page value="20051123111542" timestamp="2005-11-23T11:15:42Z" ns="0" title="Gladius Vectra" />
        <page value="20051123112514" timestamp="2005-11-23T11:25:14Z" ns="0" title="De Zielensplijter" />
        <page value="20051123113004" timestamp="2005-11-23T11:30:04Z" ns="0" title="In het jaar des heres 1348" />
        <page value="20051123114529" timestamp="2005-11-23T11:45:29Z" ns="0" title="Delft 1580" />
        <page value="20051123115305" timestamp="2005-11-23T11:53:05Z" ns="0" title="Uit de geschriften van Jullius del Nocius" />
        <page value="20051201101139" timestamp="2005-12-01T10:11:39Z" ns="0" title="Beta" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>