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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
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      <rc type="log" ns="0" title="Uk Personal Short Term Loans" rcid="195" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2011-12-03T10:08:38Z" />
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      <rc type="log" ns="2" title="User:Gludrai" rcid="193" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2011-12-03T10:06:03Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rcstart="2011-12-03T10:05:15Z" />
  </query-continue>
</api>