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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lecontinue="20140927193346|5" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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        <patrol cur="151051" prev="151049" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="151050" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="151049" prev="151048" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="10" ns="2" title="User:Tester" pageid="0" userid="24975" type="newusers" action="create" user="Tester" timestamp="2014-12-21T13:40:37Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="9" ns="6" title="File:RemoveClothingStep4.png" pageid="13" img_sha1="dj69lblgvekiach27e7i8oobxbkhrzx" img_timestamp="2014-09-27T19:34:54Z" type="upload" action="upload" user="Carlyle Theas" timestamp="2014-09-27T19:34:54Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="8" ns="6" title="File:RemoveClothingStep3-2.png" pageid="12" img_sha1="6ovqeb4rq0xu61p507tiba4rxmfojwz" img_timestamp="2014-09-27T19:34:42Z" type="upload" action="upload" user="Carlyle Theas" timestamp="2014-09-27T19:34:42Z" comment="" />
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    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>