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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20130329171335" timestamp="2013-03-29T17:13:35Z" ns="0" title="Enablement Competencies" />
        <page value="20130413192404" timestamp="2013-04-13T19:24:04Z" ns="0" title="Higher Education" />
        <page value="20130413213243" timestamp="2013-04-13T21:32:43Z" ns="0" title="Accounting" />
        <page value="20130808192603" timestamp="2013-08-08T19:26:03Z" ns="0" title="Perspectives" />
        <page value="20130813140055" timestamp="2013-08-13T14:00:55Z" ns="0" title="Demographic" />
        <page value="20130822155232" timestamp="2013-08-22T15:52:32Z" ns="0" title="Engagement" />
        <page value="20130822180002" timestamp="2013-08-22T18:00:02Z" ns="0" title="Financial Plan" />
        <page value="20130915184948" timestamp="2013-09-15T18:49:48Z" ns="0" title="EDream Intersection" />
        <page value="20130922154842" timestamp="2013-09-22T15:48:42Z" ns="0" title="EDream Strategy" />
        <page value="20131006032322" timestamp="2013-10-06T03:23:22Z" ns="0" title="EDream Description" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>