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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lecontinue="20231204121131|2414" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="3593" prev="3592" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="3592" prev="3220" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="2421" ns="0" title="Экспедиции" pageid="663" logpage="663" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2024-01-13T22:31:15Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="3591" prev="3589" auto="1" />
      </item>
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      <item logid="2419" ns="0" title="Экспедиции" pageid="663" logpage="663" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2024-01-13T22:26:34Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="3589" prev="3257" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="2418" ns="0" title="Биосфера" pageid="1209" logpage="1209" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2024-01-13T22:20:28Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="3588" prev="3278" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="2417" ns="0" title="Валик" pageid="1227" logpage="1227" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2024-01-13T22:17:55Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="3587" prev="3344" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="2416" ns="0" title="Питомцы" pageid="376" logpage="376" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2023-12-04T16:20:16Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="3586" prev="3568" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="2415" ns="0" title="Новогодняя акция" pageid="773" logpage="773" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2023-12-04T12:12:45Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="3585" prev="3583" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>