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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lecontinue="20121209100921|102" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
      <item logid="112" ns="6" title="File:Bsreallyisntcool.png" pageid="162" logpage="0" type="upload" action="upload" user="Decoy" timestamp="2012-12-10T21:39:15Z" comment="An inaccurate depiction of BS" />
      <item logid="111" ns="6" title="File:ZPsprite.png" pageid="161" logpage="0" type="upload" action="upload" user="Decoy" timestamp="2012-12-10T21:33:18Z" comment="Zesty Proletariat&#039;s Sprite" />
      <item logid="110" ns="6" title="File:Svspri.png" pageid="159" logpage="0" type="upload" action="upload" user="Decoy" timestamp="2012-12-10T21:15:33Z" comment="Surgical Veteran Small Sprite" />
      <item logid="109" ns="6" title="File:Tb.png" pageid="158" logpage="0" type="upload" action="upload" user="Decoy" timestamp="2012-12-10T21:13:34Z" comment="Temperate Benefactor&#039;s Sprite" />
      <item logid="108" ns="6" title="File:Bells.png" pageid="157" logpage="0" type="upload" action="upload" user="Decoy" timestamp="2012-12-10T21:09:59Z" comment="Swag Bells&#039; Sprite" />
      <item logid="107" ns="6" title="File:Av.png" pageid="151" logpage="0" type="upload" action="upload" user="Chris" timestamp="2012-12-09T15:53:01Z" comment="Done by Shad yo!" />
      <item logid="106" ns="6" title="File:Aa.png" pageid="147" logpage="0" type="upload" action="upload" user="Chris" timestamp="2012-12-09T10:16:32Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="105" ns="6" title="File:Bh.png" pageid="146" logpage="0" type="upload" action="upload" user="Chris" timestamp="2012-12-09T10:16:18Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="104" ns="6" title="File:Ba.png" pageid="145" logpage="0" type="upload" action="upload" user="Chris" timestamp="2012-12-09T10:15:52Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="103" ns="2" title="User:Decoy" pageid="0" logpage="0" type="newusers" action="create" user="Decoy" timestamp="2012-12-09T10:15:01Z" comment="">
        <param>9</param>
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>