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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allpages gapfrom="TEAM E PILOTI SPEZZINI AL MOTOMONDIALE" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="1646" ns="0" title="TAGLIATELLE ALLE ACCIUGHE E OLIVE" touched="2011-08-08T17:51:12Z" lastrevid="5700" counter="1709" length="1565" new="" />
      <page pageid="1245" ns="0" title="TAGLIATELLE LECCA LABBRA" touched="2011-08-10T15:32:01Z" lastrevid="5777" counter="6036" length="1116" />
      <page pageid="2476" ns="0" title="TARANTOLINO" touched="2011-11-03T14:34:18Z" lastrevid="9114" counter="4536" length="1985" />
      <page pageid="2370" ns="0" title="TE&#039;RA DA MI TE&#039;RA" touched="2011-10-19T16:09:08Z" lastrevid="8782" counter="13188" length="1727" />
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>