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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <revisions>
          <rev user="Cwiki" timestamp="2011-06-03T15:52:26Z" comment="/* Additional Articles on ControlWiki */" />
          <rev user="Cwiki" timestamp="2011-06-03T15:41:16Z" comment="/* Additional Articles on ControlWiki */" />
          <rev user="Cwiki" timestamp="2011-06-03T15:40:36Z" />
          <rev user="Cwiki" timestamp="2011-06-03T15:37:32Z" />
          <rev user="Cwiki" timestamp="2009-09-26T20:31:29Z" comment="/* How to Use ControlWiki, How to Post Articles */" />
        </revisions>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <revisions rvstartid="524" />
  </query-continue>
</api>