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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <blocks>
      <block id="5" user="Le Nain Ob$cur" by="Le nain ob$cur" timestamp="2018-03-08T09:43:58Z" expiry="infinity" reason="Doublon" nocreate="" autoblock="" />
      <block id="1" user="DanaGironinirbz" by="WikiSysop" timestamp="2013-08-12T21:20:08Z" expiry="infinity" reason="Insertion répétée de liens externes publicitaires (spam)" nocreate="" autoblock="" />
    </blocks>
  </query>
</api>