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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lecontinue="20260217013508|11832" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="19836" prev="19573" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="19835" prev="19834" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="19834" prev="19833" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="11838" ns="0" title="Scrap Metal Dealer" pageid="3732" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="WhiteCrane" timestamp="2026-02-20T03:21:08Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="19833" prev="19832" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="11837" ns="0" title="Scrap Metal Dealer" pageid="3732" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="WhiteCrane" timestamp="2026-02-20T01:05:03Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="19832" prev="19831" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="11836" ns="0" title="Scrap Metal Dealer" pageid="3732" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="WhiteCrane" timestamp="2026-02-19T02:49:44Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="19831" prev="19333" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="11835" ns="0" title="Pious Hannah" pageid="2702" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="WhiteCrane" timestamp="2026-02-18T17:09:58Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="19830" prev="8213" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="11834" ns="0" title="Katahdin Tundra" pageid="4126" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="WhiteCrane" timestamp="2026-02-17T01:36:52Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="19829" prev="19828" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="11833" ns="0" title="Katahdin Tundra" pageid="4126" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="WhiteCrane" timestamp="2026-02-17T01:36:04Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="19828" prev="19827" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>