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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="20171208173503|18817" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
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      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Train Reilly Henson on deleting tasks" pageid="1828" revid="18212" old_revid="18211" rcid="18825" timestamp="2017-12-08T18:00:11Z" />
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      <rc type="log" ns="0" title="Reilly Hensons task to delete" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" rcid="18823" timestamp="2017-12-08T17:59:52Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="0" title="Reilly Hensons subtask to delete" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" rcid="18822" timestamp="2017-12-08T17:59:52Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Train Reilly Henson on deleting tasks" pageid="1828" revid="18210" old_revid="18127" rcid="18821" timestamp="2017-12-08T17:59:50Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Train Reilly Henson on moving tasks" pageid="1825" revid="18209" old_revid="18208" rcid="18820" timestamp="2017-12-08T17:39:42Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Train Reilly Henson on moving tasks" pageid="1825" revid="18208" old_revid="18100" rcid="18819" timestamp="2017-12-08T17:39:06Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Reilly Hensons task to move" pageid="1826" revid="18207" old_revid="18206" rcid="18818" timestamp="2017-12-08T17:39:06Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>