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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
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    <logevents lestart="2024-05-09T12:57:58Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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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>
      <item logid="72331" pageid="19204" ns="0" title="2023-24 Premier League 2" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-05-09T14:00:44Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="106556" prev="106468" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72330" pageid="19213" ns="0" title="2023-24 Under-18 Premier League" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-05-09T13:59:38Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="106555" prev="106502" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="106554" prev="106513" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72328" pageid="21240" ns="0" title="Wigan Athletic 1-2 Crewe Alexandra (2023-24 Professional Development League 2)" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-05-09T13:58:21Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="106553" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72327" pageid="19205" ns="0" title="2023-24 Professional Development League 2" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-05-09T13:54:04Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="106552" prev="106547" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>