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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
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        <param>63</param>
      </item>
      <item logid="572" pageid="394" ns="3" title="User talk:Justin Wellons" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="QuinnWarnick" timestamp="2012-06-28T17:07:05Z" comment="">
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      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
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  </query-continue>
</api>