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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
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    <logevents lecontinue="20180518190412|111232" />
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    <logevents>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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      </item>
      <item logid="111236" ns="0" title="Sequence 1140(ASO-10-27 , ASO1027)" pageid="95284" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="W2yw0r" timestamp="2018-05-18T19:11:16Z" comment="">
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      </item>
      <item logid="111235" ns="10" title="Template:Sequence" pageid="94375" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="W2yw0r" timestamp="2018-05-18T19:10:01Z" comment="">
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      </item>
      <item logid="111234" ns="0" title="Sequence 1140(ASO-10-27 , ASO1027)" pageid="95284" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="W2yw0r" timestamp="2018-05-18T19:08:55Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="214787" prev="214783" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="111233" ns="10" title="Template:Sequence" pageid="94375" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="W2yw0r" timestamp="2018-05-18T19:05:30Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="214786" prev="214785" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>