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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
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    <logevents lecontinue="20200416210746|1352" />
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    <logevents>
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      </item>
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      <item logid="1357" ns="0" title="Wild Elements" pageid="278" logpage="278" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Ziggy" timestamp="2021-05-26T16:16:17Z" comment="">
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      </item>
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    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>