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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
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    <logevents lecontinue="20120521045506|1110" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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        <patrol cur="1157" prev="1154" auto="1" />
      </item>
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      </item>
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      </item>
      <item logid="1115" ns="0" title="Mazda Rotary Engine Wiki" pageid="487" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2012-08-31T21:15:09Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1154" prev="1045" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1114" ns="0" title="Mazda Furai Concept" pageid="534" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2012-05-21T04:56:07Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1153" prev="891" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1113" ns="0" title="Mazda Taiki Concept" pageid="530" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2012-05-21T04:55:51Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1152" prev="887" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1112" ns="0" title="Mazda Nagare Concept" pageid="542" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2012-05-21T04:55:38Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1151" prev="902" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1111" ns="0" title="Mazda Senku Concept" pageid="541" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2012-05-21T04:55:23Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1150" prev="901" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>