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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
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      <item logid="1476" pageid="440" ns="6" title="ファイル:Fukentatu.jpg" type="upload" action="upload" user="Hiro kaji" timestamp="2025-08-13T01:37:12Z" comment="開拓使公文録「府県達第1号」" />
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="1810" prev="1807" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2025-08-13T01:15:56Z" />
  </query-continue>
</api>