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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <allimages gaicontinue="xdd_figure_11.png" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="714" ns="6" title="File:Typical PPP over Ethernet Topology.gif" imagerepository="local">
        <imageinfo>
          <ii timestamp="2010-04-07T17:22:06Z" user="Tcarney" />
        </imageinfo>
      </page>
      <page pageid="5" ns="6" title="File:Warning.gif" imagerepository="local">
        <imageinfo>
          <ii timestamp="2008-06-10T14:56:42Z" user="PCarney" />
        </imageinfo>
      </page>
      <page pageid="878" ns="6" title="File:xdd figure 1.png" imagerepository="local">
        <imageinfo>
          <ii timestamp="2010-08-06T20:10:43Z" user="Tcarney" />
        </imageinfo>
      </page>
      <page pageid="887" ns="6" title="File:xdd figure 10.png" imagerepository="local">
        <imageinfo>
          <ii timestamp="2010-08-06T20:56:12Z" user="Tcarney" />
        </imageinfo>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>