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<api>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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        <param>7742</param>
      </item>
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        <param>[edit=sysop] (ikuinen) [move=sysop] (ikuinen)</param>
        <param />
      </item>
      <item logid="7" pageid="6" ns="0" title="Ilon Tavoittelu" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Mahra" timestamp="2011-02-25T11:35:58Z" comment="">
        <patrol auto="1" prev="10" cur="11" />
      </item>
      <item logid="6" pageid="6" ns="0" title="Ilon Tavoittelu" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="PagePush" timestamp="2009-08-24T16:09:21Z" comment="">
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      </item>
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        <patrol auto="1" prev="0" cur="6" />
      </item>
      <item logid="4" pageid="4" ns="8" title="Järjestelmäviesti:Sidebar" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Mahra" timestamp="2009-08-24T15:58:38Z" comment="">
        <patrol auto="1" prev="0" cur="5" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3" pageid="3" ns="10" title="Malline:Info" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Mahra" timestamp="2009-08-24T15:48:34Z" comment="">
        <patrol auto="1" prev="0" cur="4" />
      </item>
      <item logid="2" pageid="1" ns="0" title="Etusivu" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Mahra" timestamp="2009-08-24T15:15:14Z" comment="">
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      </item>
      <item logid="1" pageid="2" ns="10" title="Malline:Extension DPL" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Mahra" timestamp="2009-08-24T15:15:00Z" comment="">
        <patrol auto="1" prev="0" cur="2" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>