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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allpages gapfrom="Tandem Settings Services" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="87" ns="0" title="Tandem" touched="2012-05-14T21:28:10Z" lastrevid="383" counter="40322" length="952" />
      <page pageid="116" ns="0" title="Tandem Settings Discounts" touched="2012-05-14T21:12:15Z" lastrevid="367" counter="5971" length="440" new="" />
      <page pageid="114" ns="0" title="Tandem Settings Edit" touched="2012-05-14T21:09:58Z" lastrevid="366" counter="8891" length="1426" />
      <page pageid="115" ns="0" title="Tandem Settings List" touched="2012-05-14T21:09:05Z" lastrevid="365" counter="8711" length="1650" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>