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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lecontinue="20241230140108|5588" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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        <patrol cur="22737" prev="8464" auto="1" />
      </item>
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      <item logid="5594" ns="6" title="Fil:Lidman-sara.gif" pageid="0" logpage="2089" type="delete" action="delete" user="Kurtake" timestamp="2024-12-30T14:02:13Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="5593" ns="6" title="Fil:Linderborg asa.gif" pageid="0" logpage="2373" type="delete" action="delete" user="Kurtake" timestamp="2024-12-30T14:01:49Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="5592" ns="6" title="Fil:Thorvall kerstin.jpg" pageid="0" logpage="2398" type="delete" action="delete" user="Kurtake" timestamp="2024-12-30T14:01:44Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="5591" ns="6" title="Fil:Engberg peppe.jpeg" pageid="0" logpage="2406" type="delete" action="delete" user="Kurtake" timestamp="2024-12-30T14:01:39Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="5590" ns="6" title="Fil:Larsson-stieg.gif" pageid="0" logpage="2440" type="delete" action="delete" user="Kurtake" timestamp="2024-12-30T14:01:33Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="5589" ns="6" title="Fil:Larsson-stig.jpg" pageid="0" logpage="2438" type="delete" action="delete" user="Kurtake" timestamp="2024-12-30T14:01:29Z" comment="" />
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>