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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rcstart="2008-04-16T20:58:02Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
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      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="1973 BMW 2002 Restoration" rcid="1690" pageid="1282" revid="1687" old_revid="1678" timestamp="2008-04-16T21:07:02Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Main Page" rcid="1689" pageid="1" revid="1686" old_revid="1682" timestamp="2008-04-16T21:03:54Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="-1" title="Special:Log/delete" rcid="1688" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2008-04-16T20:58:02Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="-1" title="Special:Log/delete" rcid="1687" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2008-04-16T20:58:02Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="-1" title="Special:Log/delete" rcid="1686" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2008-04-16T20:58:02Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="-1" title="Special:Log/delete" rcid="1685" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2008-04-16T20:58:02Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="-1" title="Special:Log/delete" rcid="1684" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2008-04-16T20:58:02Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="-1" title="Special:Log/delete" rcid="1683" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2008-04-16T20:58:02Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="-1" title="Special:Log/delete" rcid="1682" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2008-04-16T20:58:02Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>