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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lecontinue="20250204135457|3553" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="7022" prev="6793" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="7021" prev="7020" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3560" ns="0" title="AquilaCRS Whats New" pageid="49" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2025-07-28T13:33:10Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="7020" prev="7019" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="7019" prev="7018" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3558" ns="0" title="AquilaCRS Whats New" pageid="49" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Jan" timestamp="2025-06-13T12:58:57Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="7018" prev="7017" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3557" ns="0" title="AquilaCRS Whats New" pageid="49" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Jan" timestamp="2025-06-13T12:58:43Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="7017" prev="7016" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3556" ns="0" title="AquilaCRS Whats New" pageid="49" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Jan" timestamp="2025-06-12T09:00:10Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="7016" prev="6982" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3555" ns="0" title="Software Status" pageid="1055" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2025-03-03T09:41:15Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="7015" prev="7014" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3554" ns="0" title="Software Status" pageid="1055" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2025-03-03T09:39:22Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="7014" prev="6995" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>