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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lecontinue="20260223210107|73981" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="84815" prev="84804" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="84814" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="73987" ns="0" title="Drachenschuppen ziehen" pageid="19286" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Schatten" timestamp="2026-02-23T21:04:53Z" comment="">
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="84812" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="73985" ns="0" title="Drachenherzen" pageid="19285" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Schatten" timestamp="2026-02-23T21:03:45Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="84811" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="73984" ns="0" title="Herzen nehmen" pageid="19284" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Schatten" timestamp="2026-02-23T21:03:28Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="84810" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="73983" ns="0" title="Horn des Schattenläufers" pageid="19283" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Schatten" timestamp="2026-02-23T21:02:24Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="84809" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="73982" ns="0" title="Feuerzunge" pageid="19282" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Schatten" timestamp="2026-02-23T21:01:46Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="84808" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>