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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2016-03-24T17:46:18Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="6860" prev="6556" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="6859" prev="5957" auto="1" />
      </item>
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      <item logid="5548" pageid="1436" ns="6" title="Bestand:Polijsten1600.jpg" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="0xzzl32tnwkvpilgecblms4ruueksim" img_timestamp="2016-03-29T18:16:35Z" user="Sander" timestamp="2016-03-29T18:16:35Z" comment="polijsten 1600" />
      <item logid="5547" pageid="1435" ns="6" title="Bestand:Natmaken1600.jpg" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="1k88la9rwiezm7jace59yyf7cv6k6vm" img_timestamp="2016-03-29T18:14:52Z" user="Sander" timestamp="2016-03-29T18:14:52Z" comment="natmaken 1600" />
      <item logid="5546" pageid="1434" ns="6" title="Bestand:Afspoelen1600.jpg" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="csci5jzvor1s81jut8e1kz5xzku5rbj" img_timestamp="2016-03-29T18:13:06Z" user="Sander" timestamp="2016-03-29T18:13:06Z" comment="afspoelen 1600" />
      <item logid="5545" pageid="1433" ns="6" title="Bestand:Afplakken1600.jpg" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="2pi5ddrhzodhnxys14srv4zdi709mig" img_timestamp="2016-03-29T18:11:32Z" user="Sander" timestamp="2016-03-29T18:11:32Z" comment="afplakken 1600" />
      <item logid="5544" pageid="1431" ns="6" title="Bestand:Zwaailicht2.jpg" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="mttfwj7h8eddvh927i58othfvpu7uby" img_timestamp="2016-03-24T17:50:21Z" user="Sander" timestamp="2016-03-24T17:50:21Z" comment="zwaailicht 2400" />
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>