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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2023-02-01T12:41:37Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
      <item logid="7976" ns="2" title="Bruger:Sorensve" pageid="0" type="newusers" action="create" userid="78" user="Sorensve" timestamp="2024-03-04T19:40:24Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="7975" ns="2" title="Bruger:Bodilgur" pageid="0" type="newusers" action="create" userid="77" user="Bodilgur" timestamp="2024-02-26T09:55:24Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="7974" ns="2" title="Bruger:Aaby" pageid="0" type="newusers" action="create" userid="76" user="Aaby" timestamp="2024-02-24T15:58:16Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="7973" ns="0" title="Villa Pomona" pageid="901" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Egedal Arkiv" timestamp="2023-11-13T13:19:09Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="9304" prev="4283" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="7972" ns="0" title="Toftehøjskolen" pageid="633" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Egedal Arkiv" timestamp="2023-09-25T10:13:42Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="9303" prev="9302" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="7971" ns="0" title="Toftehøjskolen" pageid="633" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Egedal Arkiv" timestamp="2023-09-11T11:18:30Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="9302" prev="9301" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="7970" ns="0" title="Toftehøjskolen" pageid="633" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Egedal Arkiv" timestamp="2023-09-11T11:15:30Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="9301" prev="8977" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="7969" ns="2" title="Bruger:Nils Wodschow" pageid="0" type="newusers" action="create" userid="75" user="Nils Wodschow" timestamp="2023-07-27T14:08:58Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="7968" ns="2" title="Bruger:Sten Krarup" pageid="0" type="newusers" action="create" userid="74" user="Sten Krarup" timestamp="2023-06-26T08:31:22Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="7967" ns="0" title="Præster ved Stenløse og Veksø Kirker" pageid="405" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Egedal Arkiv" timestamp="2023-04-12T11:32:20Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="9300" prev="7675" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>