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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
      <rc type="edit" ns="8" title="MediaWiki:Sidebar" rcid="123" pageid="10" revid="117" old_revid="116" timestamp="2014-03-21T19:15:27Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="8" title="MediaWiki:Sidebar" rcid="122" pageid="10" revid="116" old_revid="105" timestamp="2013-02-25T12:45:46Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="14" title="Catégorie:CPA Liste des éditeurs" rcid="121" pageid="19" revid="115" old_revid="114" timestamp="2013-02-25T12:43:48Z" />
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      <rc type="edit" ns="14" title="Catégorie:CPA Cherbourg" rcid="119" pageid="18" revid="113" old_revid="112" timestamp="2013-02-25T09:57:14Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="14" title="Catégorie:Liste des communes" rcid="118" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2013-02-25T09:55:06Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="14" title="Catégorie:Cherbourg - Quai de l&#039;Entrepôt" rcid="117" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2013-02-25T09:54:31Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="14" title="Catégorie:Cherbourg" rcid="116" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2013-02-25T09:53:42Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="14" title="Catégorie:CPA Cherbourg" rcid="115" pageid="18" revid="112" old_revid="0" timestamp="2013-02-25T09:52:53Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="14" title="Catégorie:CPA Cherbourg - Quai de l&#039;Entrepôt" rcid="114" pageid="17" revid="111" old_revid="0" timestamp="2013-02-25T09:47:56Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rcstart="2013-02-25T09:45:24Z" />
  </query-continue>
</api>