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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2021-07-02T21:25:45Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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        <patrol cur="2568" prev="2518" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1383" ns="0" title="The Dinner Quest" pageid="544" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Royal Alchemist" timestamp="2021-07-17T06:50:41Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="2567" prev="2527" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1382" ns="0" title="Soup And Meat Quest" pageid="545" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Royal Alchemist" timestamp="2021-07-17T06:50:28Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="2566" prev="2545" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1381" ns="0" title="Centipede And Treats Quest" pageid="546" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Royal Alchemist" timestamp="2021-07-17T06:50:18Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="2565" prev="2548" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1380" ns="0" title="Cake And Salad Quest" pageid="547" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Royal Alchemist" timestamp="2021-07-17T06:50:09Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="2564" prev="2560" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1379" ns="0" title="Main Page" pageid="1" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Royal Alchemist" timestamp="2021-07-17T06:12:18Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="2563" prev="2496" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1378" ns="0" title="Quests" pageid="412" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Royal Alchemist" timestamp="2021-07-03T01:39:47Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="2562" prev="2559" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1377" ns="0" title="Gastoine&#039;s dishes" pageid="548" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Royal Alchemist" timestamp="2021-07-03T01:29:15Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="2561" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1376" ns="0" title="Cake And Salad Quest" pageid="547" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Royal Alchemist" timestamp="2021-07-03T01:06:00Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="2560" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1375" ns="0" title="Quests" pageid="412" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Royal Alchemist" timestamp="2021-07-03T00:34:10Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="2559" prev="2546" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>