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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1" ns="0" title="Main Page">
        <revisions>
          <rev user="Farbs" timestamp="2010-04-17T13:49:51Z" comment="Whoa! First area got full very quickly. Moving the front page to calm things down a bit." />
          <rev user="Farbs" timestamp="2010-04-16T15:49:53Z" comment="Redirected page to [[Once Upon A Time]]" />
          <rev user="Farbs" timestamp="2010-04-16T15:48:57Z" comment="Moved start again. Now it&#039;s a bit more welcoming." />
          <rev user="Farbs" timestamp="2010-04-16T14:01:43Z" comment="Protected &quot;[[Main Page]]&quot;: Start point redirect should only be set by admin. If anyone tries to edit the page they&#039;ll screw up the redirects &amp; break the entry point into the world! ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))" />
          <rev user="Farbs" timestamp="2010-04-12T07:22:30Z" comment="No more random main page! First attempt at moving the main page elsewhere." />
        </revisions>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <revisions rvstartid="341" />
  </query-continue>
</api>