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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
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      <page pageid="429" ns="0" title="Bulldogs-Virtus Campaign" touched="2014-09-29T15:25:42Z" lastrevid="1353" counter="866" length="186" />
      <page pageid="147" ns="0" title="ERMAHGERD GERBLERNS!" touched="2013-04-04T14:22:51Z" lastrevid="456" counter="1119" length="123" />
      <page pageid="275" ns="0" title="Stub" touched="2014-02-08T04:22:43Z" lastrevid="1248" counter="885" length="774" />
      <page pageid="171" ns="0" title="The Hunted" touched="2014-05-15T10:36:58Z" lastrevid="1323" counter="2190" length="653" />
      <page pageid="337" ns="0" title="The Table" touched="2022-06-24T02:32:11Z" lastrevid="1639" counter="1395" length="3657" />
      <page pageid="174" ns="0" title="Werl - Locations" touched="2013-12-11T05:06:25Z" lastrevid="1151" counter="3433" length="1535" />
      <page pageid="190" ns="0" title="Werl - Story So Far" touched="2014-06-24T14:40:14Z" lastrevid="1342" counter="3446" length="2219" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>