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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lecontinue="20251214112411|42445" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="88574" prev="82324" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="88573" prev="88572" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="42451" ns="0" title="Erik Æbleveen" pageid="5016" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="SBC" timestamp="2025-12-15T13:53:17Z" comment="">
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      </item>
      <item logid="42450" ns="0" title="Hanne Bertramsen" pageid="20554" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="SBC" timestamp="2025-12-15T13:51:31Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="88571" prev="88391" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="42449" ns="0" title="Karl Sterlmose" pageid="9441" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="SBC" timestamp="2025-12-15T08:49:58Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="88570" prev="86201" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="42448" ns="0" title="Leif Grødvad" pageid="771" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="SBC" timestamp="2025-12-15T08:47:43Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="88569" prev="76933" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="88568" prev="88567" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="42446" ns="12" title="Hjælp:Ubrugte personnavne" pageid="5840" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Bjørnen" timestamp="2025-12-14T12:36:18Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="88567" prev="88521" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>