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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <searchinfo totalhits="1" />
    <search>
      <p ns="0" title="Так есть ли магия в мире Толкиена?" snippet="…hat rules the Rings. Yes, sooner or later - later, if he is strong or well-&lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; to begin with, but neither strength nor good purpose will last - sooner or &#10;" size="100631" wordcount="4485" timestamp="2022-01-06T12:48:46Z" />
    </search>
  </query>
</api>