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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20110104062410" timestamp="2011-01-04T06:24:10Z" ns="0" title="TrueERP Software Help" />
        <page value="20110109234656" timestamp="2011-01-09T23:46:56Z" ns="0" title="Accounts/hi" />
        <page value="20110110062413" timestamp="2011-01-10T06:24:13Z" ns="0" title="Product Barcodes" />
        <page value="20110110065907" timestamp="2011-01-10T06:59:07Z" ns="0" title="Configuration" />
        <page value="20110113233859" timestamp="2011-01-13T23:38:59Z" ns="0" title="Manufacture Product List" />
        <page value="20110113234750" timestamp="2011-01-13T23:47:50Z" ns="0" title="Edit Exported BOM" />
        <page value="20110114000550" timestamp="2011-01-14T00:05:50Z" ns="0" title="Picking Slips" />
        <page value="20110118045431" timestamp="2011-01-18T04:54:31Z" ns="0" title="Employee Barcodes" />
        <page value="20110118050244" timestamp="2011-01-18T05:02:44Z" ns="0" title="Address" />
        <page value="20110118064837" timestamp="2011-01-18T06:48:37Z" ns="0" title="Payroll FAQ" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>