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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
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        <page value="20141203134207" timestamp="2014-12-03T13:42:07Z" ns="0" title="Then we have roast beef" />
        <page value="20141203153758" timestamp="2014-12-03T15:37:58Z" ns="0" title="Then we have none" />
        <page value="20141203154050" timestamp="2014-12-03T15:40:50Z" ns="0" title="ESIP curation procedures" />
        <page value="20141203204253" timestamp="2014-12-03T20:42:53Z" ns="0" title="Folksy" />
        <page value="20141209021025" timestamp="2014-12-09T02:10:25Z" ns="0" title="State/federal repository" />
        <page value="20141209021044" timestamp="2014-12-09T02:10:44Z" ns="0" title="Academic repository" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>