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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lecontinue="20251110141632|26617" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="41453" prev="41449" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="41452" prev="40376" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="41451" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="26621" ns="0" title="Россия" pageid="5551" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Tiboh" timestamp="2025-12-04T15:56:01Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="41450" prev="41390" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="41449" prev="41367" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="41448" prev="38278" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="26618" ns="0" title="Львов" pageid="4180" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Tiboh" timestamp="2025-11-17T09:51:43Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="41447" prev="41231" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>