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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20140207073809" timestamp="2014-02-07T07:38:09Z" ns="0" title="Social Licence" />
        <page value="20140208152027" timestamp="2014-02-08T15:20:27Z" ns="0" title="Appeal" />
        <page value="20140208152700" timestamp="2014-02-08T15:27:00Z" ns="0" title="Cash" />
        <page value="20140208152805" timestamp="2014-02-08T15:28:05Z" ns="0" title="CIC" />
        <page value="20140208154052" timestamp="2014-02-08T15:40:52Z" ns="0" title="Corporation Tax" />
        <page value="20140208163030" timestamp="2014-02-08T16:30:30Z" ns="0" title="Investor Votes" />
        <page value="20140208163115" timestamp="2014-02-08T16:31:15Z" ns="0" title="IPS" />
        <page value="20140208164357" timestamp="2014-02-08T16:43:57Z" ns="0" title="Labour Share Advances" />
        <page value="20140208164505" timestamp="2014-02-08T16:45:05Z" ns="0" title="Labour Share Dividends" />
        <page value="20140208165019" timestamp="2014-02-08T16:50:19Z" ns="0" title="Labour Votes" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>