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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Civil War" rcid="16" pageid="3" revid="15" old_revid="11" timestamp="2009-09-10T14:25:00Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="0" title="Civil War/infantería" rcid="15" pageid="5" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2009-09-10T14:07:23Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="Civil War/infantería" rcid="14" pageid="4" revid="12" old_revid="0" timestamp="2009-09-10T14:01:08Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="Civil War" rcid="13" pageid="3" revid="11" old_revid="0" timestamp="2009-09-10T14:00:15Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="A new page test" rcid="12" pageid="2" revid="10" old_revid="9" timestamp="2009-08-05T13:21:20Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="A new page test" rcid="11" pageid="2" revid="9" old_revid="8" timestamp="2009-08-05T13:18:29Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="A new page test" rcid="10" pageid="2" revid="8" old_revid="7" timestamp="2009-08-05T13:17:27Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="A new page test" rcid="9" pageid="2" revid="7" old_revid="4" timestamp="2009-08-05T13:15:54Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Main Page" rcid="8" pageid="1" revid="6" old_revid="5" timestamp="2009-08-05T13:13:52Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Main Page" rcid="7" pageid="1" revid="5" old_revid="3" timestamp="2009-08-05T13:13:29Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rcstart="2009-08-05T13:11:04Z" />
  </query-continue>
</api>