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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <search>
      <p ns="0" title="The Space Outside Meaning" snippet="   | footer    = &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;The Space Outside &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;Meaning&lt;/span&gt;&#039;&#039;, 2009&#039;&#039;&#039;, silver pipes and printed aluminum foils, 325 x 220 x 180 cm&#10;   | image1    = The Space Outside &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;Meaning&lt;/span&gt; 0.jpg&#10;" size="1879" wordcount="243" timestamp="2011-10-05T09:11:22Z" />
    </search>
  </query>
</api>