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        <page value="20070213112248" timestamp="2007-02-13T11:22:48Z" ns="0" title="Collins Pocket Reference to Irish Dancing" />
        <page value="20070217211837" timestamp="2007-02-17T21:18:37Z" ns="0" title="Dance Greeting Cards" />
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        <page value="20070405235504" timestamp="2007-04-05T23:55:04Z" ns="0" title="Dennehy Irish Dancers" />
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</api>