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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <protectedtitles>
      <pt ns="4" title="Graziano Braschi:Site support" timestamp="2015-10-24T19:43:31Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="4" title="Graziano Braschi:Aiuto" timestamp="2015-10-24T19:43:24Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="Current events" timestamp="2015-10-24T19:43:09Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="4" title="Graziano Braschi:Community Portal" timestamp="2015-10-24T19:42:59Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="4" title="Graziano Braschi:General disclaimer" timestamp="2015-10-24T19:42:47Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="4" title="Graziano Braschi:About" timestamp="2015-10-24T19:42:32Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="4" title="Graziano Braschi:Privacy policy" timestamp="2015-10-24T19:42:18Z" level="sysop" />
    </protectedtitles>
  </query>
</api>