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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
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        <page value="20081025102741" timestamp="2008-10-25T10:27:41Z" ns="0" title="Rheinische Fruchtfolge" />
        <page value="20081025104034" timestamp="2008-10-25T10:40:34Z" ns="0" title="Haus Schlagbaum" />
        <page value="20081025104511" timestamp="2008-10-25T10:45:11Z" ns="0" title="Cohnenhof" />
        <page value="20081028223528" timestamp="2008-10-28T22:35:28Z" ns="0" title="Köbes" />
        <page value="20081031063617" timestamp="2008-10-31T06:36:17Z" ns="0" title="Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld" />
        <page value="20081031065713" timestamp="2008-10-31T06:57:13Z" ns="0" title="Interessengemeinschaft Päd" />
        <page value="20081102134533" timestamp="2008-11-02T13:45:33Z" ns="0" title="Stadtverordnetenversammlung" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
</api>