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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="603" prev="598" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="517" ns="0" title="Order Express - Advanced Troubleshooting" pageid="92" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Amisra" timestamp="2018-10-02T19:59:00Z" comment="">
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      </item>
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      <item logid="515" ns="6" title="File:Admin blocked oe error.png" pageid="146" img_sha1="h5cq9ig9sfnt1jp3e4ba5rxj7q6qwcc" img_timestamp="2018-10-02T19:23:51Z" type="upload" action="upload" user="Amisra" timestamp="2018-10-02T19:23:51Z" comment="Your administrator has blocked this application. Your security settings do not allow this application to be installed on your computer." />
      <item logid="514" ns="0" title="Order Express - Frequently Asked Questions" pageid="95" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Amisra" timestamp="2018-08-20T20:01:13Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="599" prev="592" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="598" prev="597" auto="1" />
      </item>
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        <patrol cur="597" prev="596" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>