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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
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    <logevents lecontinue="20250521185822|38631" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <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>
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        <patrol cur="33646" prev="32917" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="38635" ns="0" title="Outcasts" pageid="95" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Charlie" timestamp="2025-05-23T03:10:25Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="33645" prev="32915" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="38634" ns="10" title="Template:Gang Ranks" pageid="10305" type="delete" action="delete" user="Charlie" timestamp="2025-05-22T19:52:57Z" comment="Requested" />
      <item logid="38633" ns="10" title="Template:Melee" pageid="9789" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Charlie" timestamp="2025-05-22T19:29:02Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="33644" prev="32190" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="38632" ns="0" title="Wasteland Cycle 2025" pageid="10215" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Charlie" timestamp="2025-05-22T00:33:09Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="33643" prev="33606" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>