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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="5" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <revisions>
          <rev user="It&#039;s dot com" timestamp="2006-06-04T04:22:27Z" comment="tweak borders and background" />
          <rev user="It&#039;s dot com" timestamp="2006-06-04T04:31:56Z" comment="tweak" />
          <rev user="It&#039;s dot com" timestamp="2006-06-04T04:40:26Z" comment="tweak" />
          <rev user="It&#039;s dot com" timestamp="2006-06-04T05:56:16Z" comment="tweak" />
          <rev user="It&#039;s dot com" timestamp="2006-06-04T05:56:56Z" comment="strike that... reverse it" />
        </revisions>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <revisions rvstartid="332582" />
  </query-continue>
</api>