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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allpages gapfrom="Transactions" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="33" ns="0" title="Temppage" touched="2008-08-04T18:33:33Z" lastrevid="117" counter="3915" length="266" />
      <page pageid="15" ns="0" title="Timer Settings" touched="2008-09-18T14:47:34Z" lastrevid="442" counter="7366" length="1018" />
      <page pageid="37" ns="0" title="Tips and Tricks for developers" touched="2008-08-04T18:13:37Z" lastrevid="103" counter="1826" length="153" />
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    </pages>
  </query>
</api>