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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20130402112220" timestamp="2013-04-02T11:22:20Z" ns="0" title="Skolenes pedagogiske IKT-plan" />
        <page value="20130402200853" timestamp="2013-04-02T20:08:53Z" ns="0" title="&quot;God dag, mann!&quot; - &quot;Økseskaft&quot;" />
        <page value="20130402200854" timestamp="2013-04-02T20:08:54Z" ns="0" title="Askeladden som fikk prinsessen til å løgste seg" />
        <page value="20130402200854" timestamp="2013-04-02T20:08:54Z" ns="0" title="&quot;Tsju pus, vil du ned av bordet!&quot;" />
        <page value="20130402200854" timestamp="2013-04-02T20:08:54Z" ns="0" title="Askeladden som kappåt med trollet" />
        <page value="20130402200856" timestamp="2013-04-02T20:08:56Z" ns="0" title="Berthe Tuppenhaugs fortellinger" />
        <page value="20130402200856" timestamp="2013-04-02T20:08:56Z" ns="0" title="Bamse Brakar" />
        <page value="20130402200856" timestamp="2013-04-02T20:08:56Z" ns="0" title="Askeladden som stjal sølvendene til trollet" />
        <page value="20130402200857" timestamp="2013-04-02T20:08:57Z" ns="0" title="De syv folene" />
        <page value="20130402200857" timestamp="2013-04-02T20:08:57Z" ns="0" title="De tolv villender" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>