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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allpages gapfrom="TaI UK Houses" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1052" ns="0" title="TaI Basic Industries" touched="2012-04-08T19:10:38Z" lastrevid="3768" counter="689" length="38" redirect="" new="" />
      <page pageid="939" ns="0" title="TaI Industry Chart" touched="2012-04-08T19:10:38Z" lastrevid="3357" counter="2330" length="1945" />
      <page pageid="935" ns="0" title="TaI Spritesheets" touched="2012-03-02T15:37:30Z" lastrevid="3350" counter="547" length="190" new="" />
      <page pageid="160" ns="0" title="TaI Town Information" touched="2009-03-29T07:01:38Z" lastrevid="571" counter="6276" length="4125" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>