Moving Final Cut X files to Premiere Pro

Hi all:
I'm finally making the jump and leaving our dear old FCP for greener and groovier pastures.
Does anyone know if the work files and sequences created in X and FCP 7 can transfer over to Premiere? I know I can make movies and import those - just trying to avoid the pain of recreating the work flow.
Thanks

Here is the info:
http://helpx.adobe.com/en/premiere-pro/using/importing-xml-project-files-final.h tml
MtD

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