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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="1712" prev="1711" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2014-09-08T20:44:46Z" />
  </query-continue>
</api>