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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20050828163703" timestamp="2005-08-28T16:37:03Z" ns="0" title="Parcheggio" />
        <page value="20050828163815" timestamp="2005-08-28T16:38:15Z" ns="0" title="Discount" />
        <page value="20060324073450" timestamp="2006-03-24T07:34:50Z" ns="0" title="Mailing List" />
        <page value="20060603161412" timestamp="2006-06-03T16:14:12Z" ns="0" title="Musica Libera" />
        <page value="20070605185710" timestamp="2007-06-05T18:57:10Z" ns="0" title="BL4nx" />
        <page value="20070628205909" timestamp="2007-06-28T20:59:09Z" ns="0" title="Fondo Spese" />
        <page value="20070714212352" timestamp="2007-07-14T21:23:52Z" ns="0" title="Parco della Scultura in Architettura" />
        <page value="20070803203723" timestamp="2007-08-03T20:37:23Z" ns="0" title="CCF06-Materiali" />
        <page value="20070803203743" timestamp="2007-08-03T20:37:43Z" ns="0" title="CCF06-Staff" />
        <page value="20070804082721" timestamp="2007-08-04T08:27:21Z" ns="0" title="CCF06-News" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>