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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <search>
      <p ns="0" title="Invisibility Cloak" snippet="...attacks anything the player will appear for a second and disappear again. &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;Meaning&lt;/span&gt; that mobs in the area will see you, and the cape will be ineffective for th&#10;" size="693" wordcount="111" timestamp="2018-07-26T15:41:26Z" />
      <p ns="0" title="Onyx" snippet="Unlike the other gems, [[Onyx]] does not stack, &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; you must have plenty of inventory space to collect these gems.&#10;" size="1354" wordcount="219" timestamp="2019-06-23T20:32:48Z" />
      <p ns="0" title="Pet Rock" snippet="...hasable at the Ticket Shop, but now can only be bought from other players, &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; unnamed &#039;&#039;&#039;Pet Rocks&#039;&#039;&#039; may become expensive.&#10;" size="2529" wordcount="381" timestamp="2018-06-17T16:30:44Z" />
      <p ns="0" title="Getting Started" snippet="Voting sites have a cooldown of 24 hours per IP address and account &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; you can vote on each of the 9 sites once every 24 hours.&#10;" size="10745" wordcount="1793" timestamp="2022-08-22T12:49:33Z" />
      <p ns="0" title="TNT Rush" snippet="...oint per block blown up by &#039;&#039;&#039;TNT&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;(The type of block does not matter, &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; you can blow up leaves and get the same amount as if you blew up stone or d&#10;" size="1734" wordcount="262" timestamp="2018-04-07T17:55:20Z" />
      <p ns="0" title="* Rush" snippet="* &#039;&#039;&#039;1&#039;&#039;&#039; point per block mined &#039;&#039;(The type of block does not matter, &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; you can mine snow and get the same amount as if you mined stone or diamond &#10;" size="1733" wordcount="257" timestamp="2018-04-07T17:54:57Z" />
    </search>
  </query>
</api>