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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
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    <logevents lecontinue="20260104200520|72978" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="83861" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72985" ns="0" title="Reiche" pageid="19059" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Schatten" timestamp="2026-01-04T21:54:50Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="83860" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72984" ns="0" title="G3:Handbuch" pageid="10927" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Schatten" timestamp="2026-01-04T21:13:47Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="83859" prev="82584" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72983" ns="0" title="Rhobars Imperium" pageid="19058" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Schatten" timestamp="2026-01-04T21:01:16Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="83858" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72982" ns="0" title="Königreich Myrtana" pageid="19057" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Schatten" timestamp="2026-01-04T20:28:14Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="83857" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72981" ns="0" title="Riordian/Dialoge" pageid="10968" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Schatten" timestamp="2026-01-04T20:12:18Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="83856" prev="82323" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72980" ns="0" title="Magier des Feuerzirkels" pageid="19056" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Schatten" timestamp="2026-01-04T20:05:51Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="83855" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72979" ns="0" title="Magier des Wasserzirkels" pageid="19055" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Schatten" timestamp="2026-01-04T20:05:39Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="83854" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>