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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2023-07-09T17:36:03Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="1501" prev="1430" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1187" pageid="880" ns="0" title="Hall of Fame" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Ann" timestamp="2024-10-29T00:25:38Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1500" prev="1493" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1186" pageid="991" ns="0" title="Munday, Walter S." type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Ann" timestamp="2024-10-20T04:30:23Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1499" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1185" pageid="990" ns="0" title="Brothers Three Pool Supply" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Ann" timestamp="2024-10-02T00:05:42Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1498" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1184" pageid="949" ns="0" title="Grumman Retiree Club" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Ann" timestamp="2024-10-01T23:25:12Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1497" prev="1365" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1183" pageid="913" ns="0" title="Bethpage School District&#039;s History" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Ann" timestamp="2024-04-08T00:01:46Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1496" prev="1167" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1182" pageid="692" ns="0" title="Veterans" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Ann" timestamp="2023-10-31T01:27:58Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1495" prev="744" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1181" pageid="989" ns="0" title="Zahn&#039;s Airport" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Ann" timestamp="2023-09-21T14:05:01Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1494" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1180" pageid="880" ns="0" title="Hall of Fame" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Ann" timestamp="2023-09-10T02:14:15Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1493" prev="1483" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>