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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20140528201948" timestamp="2014-05-28T20:19:48Z" ns="0" title="Guist Creek Lake" />
        <page value="20140528203128" timestamp="2014-05-28T20:31:28Z" ns="0" title="Taylorsville Lake" />
        <page value="20140528211810" timestamp="2014-05-28T21:18:10Z" ns="0" title="Long Run Park" />
        <page value="20140529024456" timestamp="2014-05-29T02:44:56Z" ns="0" title="Fourteen Mile Creek" />
        <page value="20140531202818" timestamp="2014-05-31T20:28:18Z" ns="0" title="Patoka Lake" />
        <page value="20140531233841" timestamp="2014-05-31T23:38:41Z" ns="0" title="Deam Lake" />
        <page value="20140601015752" timestamp="2014-06-01T01:57:52Z" ns="0" title="Floyds Fork" />
        <page value="20140601024134" timestamp="2014-06-01T02:41:34Z" ns="0" title="Salt River" />
        <page value="20140601033220" timestamp="2014-06-01T03:32:20Z" ns="0" title="Green River" />
        <page value="20140601040201" timestamp="2014-06-01T04:02:01Z" ns="0" title="Lake Monroe" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>