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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20140204063843" timestamp="2014-02-04T06:38:43Z" ns="0" title="IOS7 Update for iPads" />
        <page value="20140204064524" timestamp="2014-02-04T06:45:24Z" ns="0" title="Updating Family Contact Information" />
        <page value="20140204113552" timestamp="2014-02-04T11:35:52Z" ns="0" title="Year 7-10 New Student Technology Information" />
        <page value="20140204113639" timestamp="2014-02-04T11:36:39Z" ns="0" title="Year 11-12 New Student Technology Information" />
        <page value="20140205135855" timestamp="2014-02-05T13:58:55Z" ns="0" title="PDF Expert App" />
        <page value="20140205140317" timestamp="2014-02-05T14:03:17Z" ns="0" title="Pages App" />
        <page value="20140205140830" timestamp="2014-02-05T14:08:30Z" ns="0" title="IMovie App" />
        <page value="20140205141102" timestamp="2014-02-05T14:11:02Z" ns="0" title="Dropbox App" />
        <page value="20140205141308" timestamp="2014-02-05T14:13:08Z" ns="0" title="Keynote App" />
        <page value="20140205141532" timestamp="2014-02-05T14:15:32Z" ns="0" title="Timeline Eons App" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>