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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20080208184221" timestamp="2008-02-08T18:42:21Z" ns="0" title="Riven NAME resources" />
        <page value="20080209144139" timestamp="2008-02-09T14:41:39Z" ns="0" title="Riven resources" />
        <page value="20080209195652" timestamp="2008-02-09T19:56:52Z" ns="0" title="Riven CARD resources" />
        <page value="20080212201811" timestamp="2008-02-12T20:18:11Z" ns="0" title="Riven FLST resources" />
        <page value="20080218013633" timestamp="2008-02-18T01:36:33Z" ns="0" title="Riven HSPT resources" />
        <page value="20080405100932" timestamp="2008-04-05T10:09:32Z" ns="0" title="Riven SFXE resources" />
        <page value="20080406095121" timestamp="2008-04-06T09:51:21Z" ns="0" title="Riven RMAP resources" />
        <page value="20080719215343" timestamp="2008-07-19T21:53:43Z" ns="0" title="Myst RSFL resources" />
        <page value="20080821153419" timestamp="2008-08-21T15:34:19Z" ns="0" title="Myst HELP resources" />
        <page value="20080831113554" timestamp="2008-08-31T11:35:54Z" ns="0" title="Riven tWAV resources" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>