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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20100206003159" timestamp="2010-02-06T00:31:59Z" ns="0" title="Круассан" />
        <page value="20100207000458" timestamp="2010-02-07T00:04:58Z" ns="0" title="Гирудотерапия" />
        <page value="20100214214510" timestamp="2010-02-14T21:45:10Z" ns="0" title="Напольное покрытие" />
        <page value="20100216203930" timestamp="2010-02-16T20:39:30Z" ns="0" title="Джанк фуд" />
        <page value="20100224093519" timestamp="2010-02-24T09:35:19Z" ns="0" title="Массаж" />
        <page value="20100318041732" timestamp="2010-03-18T04:17:32Z" ns="0" title="Гадание с кольцом" />
        <page value="20100411202029" timestamp="2010-04-11T20:20:29Z" ns="0" title="Морковь" />
        <page value="20100413045917" timestamp="2010-04-13T04:59:17Z" ns="0" title="Ведьмы" />
        <page value="20100420083810" timestamp="2010-04-20T08:38:10Z" ns="0" title="Глянец" />
        <page value="20100428163125" timestamp="2010-04-28T16:31:25Z" ns="0" title="Укроп" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>