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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lecontinue="20110121215216|1620" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
      <item logid="1629" ns="6" title="File:Titan-controlled.png" pageid="1635" type="upload" action="upload" user="Curulan" timestamp="2012-07-07T18:39:55Z" comment="A political map highlighting Titan&#039;s holdings in the Dragon Court." />
      <item logid="1628" ns="6" title="File:Titan-controlled.png" pageid="1635" type="delete" action="delete" user="Curulan" timestamp="2012-07-07T18:38:56Z" comment="bad thumbnail generation" />
      <item logid="1627" ns="6" title="File:Titan-controlled.png" pageid="1635" type="upload" action="overwrite" user="Curulan" timestamp="2012-07-07T18:32:37Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="1626" ns="6" title="File:Titan-controlled.png" pageid="1635" type="upload" action="upload" user="Curulan" timestamp="2012-07-07T18:30:19Z" comment="A political map highlighting Titan&#039;s holdings in the Dragon Court." />
      <item logid="1625" ns="0" title="Dragon Court (nation)" pageid="1633" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Curulan" timestamp="2012-07-07T18:28:38Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="2615" prev="2614" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1624" ns="0" title="Dragon Court (nation)" pageid="1633" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Curulan" timestamp="2012-07-07T18:26:59Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="2614" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1623" ns="6" title="File:DragonCourtMap.jpg" pageid="1603" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Curulan" timestamp="2012-07-07T18:24:15Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="2613" prev="2612" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1622" ns="6" title="File:DragonCourtMap.jpg" pageid="1603" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Curulan" timestamp="2012-07-07T18:23:02Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="2612" prev="2316" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1621" ns="0" title="Curulan Angelicos" pageid="1289" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Curulan" timestamp="2011-01-21T21:53:19Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="2610" prev="2609" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>