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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <warnings>
    <main xml:space="preserve">Unrecognized parameter: '*'</main>
  </warnings>
  <query-continue>
    <revisions rvcontinue="299882" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="5" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <revisions>
          <rev user="Swilatia" timestamp="2007-11-05T21:38:52Z" comment="" />
          <rev user="Jey" timestamp="2007-06-29T19:04:17Z" comment="" />
          <rev user="Swilatia" timestamp="2007-06-29T12:20:14Z" comment="Size it down for those with smaller resolutions." />
          <rev user="Swilatia" timestamp="2007-06-29T12:09:08Z" comment="If this page is to link to new users info, there is really no need for a &quot;How to get started&quot; page." />
          <rev user="Jey" timestamp="2007-06-29T02:05:43Z" comment="New Main Page Introduced" />
        </revisions>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>