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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allpages gapfrom="The Best 03" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="2460" ns="0" title="The Best" touched="2007-09-13T18:16:00Z" lastrevid="2555" counter="4305" length="279" new="" />
      <page pageid="3308" ns="0" title="The Best 00" touched="2007-09-13T16:14:58Z" lastrevid="3657" counter="2023" length="46760" new="" />
      <page pageid="3309" ns="0" title="The Best 01" touched="2007-09-13T16:29:51Z" lastrevid="3658" counter="2199" length="58660" new="" />
      <page pageid="3310" ns="0" title="The Best 02" touched="2007-09-13T16:45:51Z" lastrevid="3659" counter="2123" length="64573" new="" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>