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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
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    <logevents>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="7163" prev="7161" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="7162" prev="3633" auto="1" />
      </item>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="7159" prev="7158" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>