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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="20150203131802|372" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Map Editor Overview" pageid="7" revid="382" old_revid="303" rcid="382" timestamp="2015-08-06T12:55:55Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Steam Workshop - publishing your mod" pageid="119" revid="381" old_revid="380" rcid="381" timestamp="2015-08-06T12:55:03Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Steam Workshop - publishing your mod" pageid="119" revid="380" old_revid="347" rcid="380" timestamp="2015-08-06T12:53:48Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Enemy Edit Mode" pageid="67" revid="379" old_revid="295" rcid="379" timestamp="2015-07-06T12:42:43Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Setting up a new mod" pageid="111" revid="378" old_revid="377" rcid="378" timestamp="2015-06-09T05:50:55Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Setting up a new mod" pageid="111" revid="377" old_revid="376" rcid="377" timestamp="2015-03-16T07:15:55Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Setting up a new mod" pageid="111" revid="376" old_revid="375" rcid="376" timestamp="2015-03-16T07:15:31Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Setting up a new mod" pageid="111" revid="375" old_revid="374" rcid="375" timestamp="2015-03-16T07:12:58Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Setting up a new mod" pageid="111" revid="374" old_revid="373" rcid="374" timestamp="2015-02-03T13:25:02Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Setting up a new mod" pageid="111" revid="373" old_revid="366" rcid="373" timestamp="2015-02-03T13:24:32Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>