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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="20251001005140|281" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
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      <rc type="log" ns="6" title="File:194 S54.png" pageid="195" revid="0" old_revid="0" rcid="289" timestamp="2025-10-01T01:04:12Z" />
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      <rc type="log" ns="6" title="File:194 S52.png" pageid="193" revid="0" old_revid="0" rcid="287" timestamp="2025-10-01T01:00:12Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="6" title="File:194 S52.png" pageid="193" revid="0" old_revid="0" rcid="286" timestamp="2025-10-01T00:57:16Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="6" title="File:194 S52.png" pageid="193" revid="0" old_revid="0" rcid="285" timestamp="2025-10-01T00:55:02Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="6" title="File:194 S52.png" pageid="193" revid="0" old_revid="0" rcid="284" timestamp="2025-10-01T00:53:40Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="6" title="File:194 S51 X15.png" pageid="192" revid="0" old_revid="0" rcid="283" timestamp="2025-10-01T00:52:49Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="6" title="File:194 S50 X14.png" pageid="191" revid="0" old_revid="0" rcid="282" timestamp="2025-10-01T00:52:13Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>