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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lecontinue="20230117164502|283" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
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        <move new_ns="0" new_title="Society of Descendants of Hispania" />
      </item>
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      <item logid="290" ns="2" title="User:Dusash" pageid="0" userid="15" type="newusers" action="byemail" user="Augustan admin" timestamp="2024-04-16T07:56:00Z" comment="Board direction" />
      <item logid="289" ns="2" title="User:Danrod" pageid="0" userid="14" type="newusers" action="byemail" user="Augustan admin" timestamp="2024-04-16T07:54:58Z" comment="Board direction" />
      <item logid="288" ns="2" title="User:Jhartwell" pageid="0" userid="13" type="newusers" action="byemail" user="Augustan admin" timestamp="2024-04-16T07:53:47Z" comment="Board direction" />
      <item logid="287" ns="2" title="User:DrVance" pageid="0" userid="12" type="newusers" action="byemail" user="Augustan admin" timestamp="2024-04-16T07:52:11Z" comment="Board direction" />
      <item logid="286" ns="2" title="User:Rodfle" pageid="0" userid="11" type="newusers" action="byemail" user="Augustan admin" timestamp="2024-04-16T07:50:32Z" comment="Board direction" />
      <item logid="285" ns="2" title="User:Hoffmann" pageid="0" userid="10" type="newusers" action="byemail" user="Augustan admin" timestamp="2023-05-26T18:32:25Z" comment="Director access" />
      <item logid="284" ns="0" title="Web Site Admin Guide" pageid="903" type="move" action="move" user="Bruce" timestamp="2023-02-13T20:14:51Z" comment="split user from admin guide">
        <move new_ns="0" new_title="CitySoft Admin Guide" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>