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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20091202151549" timestamp="2009-12-02T15:15:49Z" ns="0" title="Résine d&#039;or" />
        <page value="20091202170132" timestamp="2009-12-02T17:01:32Z" ns="0" title="Runes" />
        <page value="20091206202526" timestamp="2009-12-06T20:25:26Z" ns="0" title="Bâtiments" />
        <page value="20091206203015" timestamp="2009-12-06T20:30:15Z" ns="0" title="Butin" />
        <page value="20091206210717" timestamp="2009-12-06T21:07:17Z" ns="0" title="Grotte secrète" />
        <page value="20091206222638" timestamp="2009-12-06T22:26:38Z" ns="0" title="Ressources" />
        <page value="20091206225740" timestamp="2009-12-06T22:57:40Z" ns="0" title="Antre de cristal" />
        <page value="20091206231244" timestamp="2009-12-06T23:12:44Z" ns="0" title="Catapulte de cristal" />
        <page value="20091206232245" timestamp="2009-12-06T23:22:45Z" ns="0" title="Cocon xhodonien" />
        <page value="20091206232500" timestamp="2009-12-06T23:25:00Z" ns="0" title="Cour de palais" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>