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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <logevents>
      <item logid="4825" pageid="275" ns="0" title="Rock" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Psikeout" timestamp="2014-11-29T02:12:53Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="5063" prev="5011" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="4824" pageid="464" ns="0" title="Chaos Emeralds" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2013-11-13T03:58:17Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="5062" prev="5059" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="4823" pageid="925" ns="6" title="File:Redemerald.png" type="upload" action="overwrite" user="Admin" timestamp="2013-11-13T03:57:39Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="4822" pageid="925" ns="6" title="File:Redemerald.png" type="upload" action="overwrite" user="Admin" timestamp="2013-11-11T05:07:04Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="4821" pageid="464" ns="0" title="Chaos Emeralds" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2013-11-11T05:06:39Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="5059" prev="5058" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="4820" pageid="464" ns="0" title="Chaos Emeralds" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2013-11-11T05:04:45Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="5058" prev="5057" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="4819" pageid="464" ns="0" title="Chaos Emeralds" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2013-11-11T05:03:47Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="5057" prev="5056" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="4818" pageid="464" ns="0" title="Chaos Emeralds" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2013-11-11T04:56:43Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="5056" prev="4560" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="4817" pageid="925" ns="6" title="File:Redemerald.png" type="upload" action="overwrite" user="Admin" timestamp="2013-11-11T04:52:19Z" comment="This is what you get for leeching, children." />
      <item logid="4816" pageid="925" ns="6" title="File:Redemerald.png" type="upload" action="upload" user="Admin" timestamp="2013-11-11T04:51:47Z" comment="This is what you get for leeching, children." />
    </logevents>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2013-11-11T04:51:36Z" />
  </query-continue>
</api>