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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20140205174616" timestamp="2014-02-05T17:46:16Z" ns="0" title="2012-13 Under-18 Premier League" />
        <page value="20140205182054" timestamp="2014-02-05T18:20:54Z" ns="0" title="Carl Laraman" />
        <page value="20140206004303" timestamp="2014-02-06T00:43:03Z" ns="0" title="Ian Lawlor" />
        <page value="20140206004432" timestamp="2014-02-06T00:44:32Z" ns="0" title="Gregory Leigh" />
        <page value="20140206004629" timestamp="2014-02-06T00:46:29Z" ns="0" title="Adam Drury" />
        <page value="20140206004658" timestamp="2014-02-06T00:46:58Z" ns="0" title="Shay Facey" />
        <page value="20140206004728" timestamp="2014-02-06T00:47:28Z" ns="0" title="Jason Denayer" />
        <page value="20140206004804" timestamp="2014-02-06T00:48:04Z" ns="0" title="Emyr Huws" />
        <page value="20140206004859" timestamp="2014-02-06T00:48:59Z" ns="0" title="Seko Fofana" />
        <page value="20140206004929" timestamp="2014-02-06T00:49:29Z" ns="0" title="Jordy Hiwula" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>