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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;
public class Sample 
{
  public static void Main(){
      using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create("dataFile.xml")) {
           reader.ReadToFollowing("date");
           DateTime date = (DateTime) reader.ReadElementContentAs(typeof(System.DateTime), null);
           Console.WriteLine(date.ToLongDateString());  
      }
  }
}