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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <protectedtitles>
      <pt ns="0" title="Atomicorp Holiday Schedule" timestamp="2017-05-01T22:35:31Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="International Jobs Information Security" timestamp="2011-02-12T01:34:53Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="New York State Dot Jobs" timestamp="2011-02-12T01:34:50Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="Phrn Jobs In Pa" timestamp="2011-02-12T01:34:45Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="Sap Fresher Jobs" timestamp="2011-02-12T01:34:42Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="Sap Grants Management Consulting Jobs" timestamp="2011-02-12T01:34:39Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="Sap Hr Consultant Jobs" timestamp="2011-02-12T01:33:48Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="Technical Jobs In Nova Scotia" timestamp="2011-02-12T01:33:22Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="2" title="User:RichardSDockery" timestamp="2011-02-12T01:33:04Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="Washoe County Probation Officer Jobs" timestamp="2011-02-12T01:32:21Z" level="sysop" />
    </protectedtitles>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <protectedtitles ptstart="2011-02-12T01:23:00Z" />
  </query-continue>
</api>