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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20140921163024" timestamp="2014-09-21T16:30:24Z" ns="0" title="Property:foundIn" />
        <page value="20140923015928" timestamp="2014-09-23T01:59:28Z" ns="0" title="Requires:Northern Region" />
        <page value="20140923021706" timestamp="2014-09-23T02:17:06Z" ns="0" title="Northern Region" />
        <page value="20140923190319" timestamp="2014-09-23T19:03:19Z" ns="0" title="Requires: Cloudberry Bramble" />
        <page value="20140925220137" timestamp="2014-09-25T22:01:37Z" ns="0" title="Lake Reed Root" />
        <page value="20140926043032" timestamp="2014-09-26T04:30:32Z" ns="0" title="Food Template" />
        <page value="20141002235501" timestamp="2014-10-02T23:55:01Z" ns="0" title="Northern Bilberry" />
        <page value="20150521020048" timestamp="2015-05-21T02:00:48Z" ns="0" title="Trap pit with sharp stakes" />
        <page value="20150525073058" timestamp="2015-05-25T07:30:58Z" ns="0" title="Oath of Iron" />
        <page value="20150525073455" timestamp="2015-05-25T07:34:55Z" ns="0" title="Greet the Supernatural Guardian" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>