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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
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    <querypage qpoffset="10" />
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  <query>
    <querypage name="Ancientpages">
      <results>
        <page value="20140609205015" timestamp="2014-06-09T20:50:15Z" ns="0" title="Nebraska Historical Marker: Cumbro" />
        <page value="20140610165812" timestamp="2014-06-10T16:58:12Z" ns="0" title="Nebraska Historical Marker: The Old Fort Kearney (Nebraska City) Road" />
        <page value="20140611163137" timestamp="2014-06-11T16:31:37Z" ns="0" title="Nebraska Historical Marker: Fort Kearney" />
        <page value="20140612150539" timestamp="2014-06-12T15:05:39Z" ns="0" title="Nebraska Historical Marker: Nebraska City - Fort Kearney Cutoff" />
        <page value="20140612164850" timestamp="2014-06-12T16:48:50Z" ns="0" title="Nebraska Historical Marker: The Meridan Highway from Canada to Mexico" />
        <page value="20140612174926" timestamp="2014-06-12T17:49:26Z" ns="0" title="Nebraska Historical Marker: The Lincoln Highway - Gradiner Station Section" />
        <page value="20141209200407" timestamp="2014-12-09T20:04:07Z" ns="0" title="Nebraska Historical Marker: Nebraska City - Fort Kearny Cut-Off (174)" />
        <page value="20150805191209" timestamp="2015-08-05T19:12:09Z" ns="0" title="Thomas Perkins Kennard (1828-1920)" />
        <page value="20150903150526" timestamp="2015-09-03T15:05:26Z" ns="0" title="William L. Adams, Jr. (1833- ), Engineer-Architect" />
        <page value="20150903175111" timestamp="2015-09-03T17:51:11Z" ns="0" title="Anderson, F.A" />
      </results>
    </querypage>
  </query>
</api>