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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20130314084218" timestamp="2013-03-14T08:42:18Z" ns="0" title="La Collina dei Conigli" />
        <page value="20130322171618" timestamp="2013-03-22T17:16:18Z" ns="0" title="Yig" />
        <page value="20130402155322" timestamp="2013-04-02T15:53:22Z" ns="0" title="Gatto con gli stivali" />
        <page value="20130408103530" timestamp="2013-04-08T10:35:30Z" ns="0" title="Earthworm Jim" />
        <page value="20130825150912" timestamp="2013-08-25T15:09:12Z" ns="0" title="Rango" />
        <page value="20131017120842" timestamp="2013-10-17T12:08:42Z" ns="0" title="Madagascar" />
        <page value="20131017132153" timestamp="2013-10-17T13:21:53Z" ns="0" title="Winnie the Pooh" />
        <page value="20131022105827" timestamp="2013-10-22T10:58:27Z" ns="0" title="Roger Rabbit" />
        <page value="20131022111341" timestamp="2013-10-22T11:13:41Z" ns="0" title="Color Sheep" />
        <page value="20131022134918" timestamp="2013-10-22T13:49:18Z" ns="0" title="La Piuma e l&#039;Artiglio" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>