Premiere CS6 corrupt project files / autosave files

Hi
Sorry for my English.
I close my project one evening and next day i could not open it as Premier say "An unknown error occurred while opening the project" & "importer raported generic error"
Just one file (from 5) auto saves works but is to outdated to use really:(
I`been trying :
- create new project and import corrupted project inside without success
- reset ppro settings ctr shift alt
- Import entire sequence -"importer raported generic error"
- Importing separate sequence - Dynamic link hangs/stop in 1/8 progress bar
- edit file in notepad ++ , where i can see ther is some error (see screens)
- saving in notepad++ as xml - no change
- xml wrench can only load file until first error
- also i been trying to open this cs6 project in cc ,no success. This same when I going around in CC and trying importing separate sequences via MediaBrowse ( sequences wont show up)
What version of Premiere Pro? Include the minor version number
PPro cs6.05
Have you installed the recent updates? (If not, you should. They fix a lot of problems.)
all updates up to date
What operating system? This should include specific minor version numbers,
Windows 7 64
What kind(s) of source footage? When telling about your source footage, tell us about the codecs, not just the container types.
dslr canon 5mk3 files
If you are getting error message(s), what is the full text of the error message(s)?
An unknown error occurred while opening the project" & "importer raported generic error"
Has this ever worked before?
no
What other software are you running?
Magic bullet suite
Do you have any third-party effects or codecs installed?
twixtor , colorista
Tell us about your computer hardware. Be especially certain to tell us about your GPU, any third-party
i7 3930k , gtx 780 , 64gb ,asus x79 deluxe
Are you using Mercury Playback Engine GPU Acceleration?
yes
Does the problem only happen with your final output, with previews, or both?
no
FILE :
Dropbox - Spain_wedding.prproj
THANK YOU for any help. I don't know what to do.

i found some tool for Mac "Project repair" but no success there.
also when i manually delete those weird signs & errors from ppro project in notepad++ ,save to new name file and then try to import each sequence separately progress bar go up to 80% then stuck in place ,this is much more compare to original which go only 10% and stop.
This new clean file opened and checked in XML Wrench give me few errors like that
hope that make sense

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