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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2020-06-15T12:16:03Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
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      <item logid="40823" ns="0" title="Леветон" pageid="6083" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin4" timestamp="2023-08-10T06:52:46Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="42660" prev="42468" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="40822" ns="6" title="Файл:Леветон п редизайн коробка.jpg" pageid="6115" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="81twqqoxmuswl53ikrdgbymu945akkt" img_timestamp="2023-08-10T06:52:00Z" user="Admin4" timestamp="2023-08-10T06:52:00Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="40821" ns="0" title="Одуванчик (Dandelion)" pageid="2021" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2023-08-08T10:57:21Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="42658" prev="42426" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="40820" ns="6" title="Файл:Одуванчик.png" pageid="6114" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="qyr95hq16m3a30lc3vkgcxeaox3zs6w" img_timestamp="2023-08-08T10:56:18Z" user="Admin" timestamp="2023-08-08T10:56:18Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="40819" ns="0" title="Аменорея - отсутствие менструаций" pageid="6113" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin4" timestamp="2020-07-06T06:36:54Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="42656" prev="42655" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="40818" ns="0" title="Аменорея - отсутствие менструаций" pageid="6113" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin4" timestamp="2020-07-02T09:17:25Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="42655" prev="42654" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="40817" ns="0" title="Аменорея - отсутствие менструаций" pageid="6113" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin4" timestamp="2020-06-15T12:27:20Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="42654" prev="42653" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="40816" ns="0" title="Аменорея - отсутствие менструаций" pageid="6113" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin4" timestamp="2020-06-15T12:26:35Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="42653" prev="42651" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>