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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allpages gapfrom="XX век" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="633" ns="0" title="XIX" touched="2016-10-17T03:36:14Z" lastrevid="3749" counter="1196" length="23" redirect="" new="" />
      <page pageid="634" ns="0" title="XIX век" touched="2016-10-17T03:36:13Z" lastrevid="15048" counter="5695" length="142" />
      <page pageid="631" ns="0" title="XVIII" touched="2014-01-03T04:08:14Z" lastrevid="3747" counter="630" length="25" redirect="" new="" />
      <page pageid="632" ns="0" title="XVIII век" touched="2014-01-03T04:08:14Z" lastrevid="7442" counter="4150" length="148" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>