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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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    <logevents lecontinue="20170513165925|486" />
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    <logevents>
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      <item logid="493" actionhidden="" type="move" action="move" userhidden="" timestamp="2021-11-09T02:11:36Z" commenthidden="" suppressed="" />
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        <param>absurd</param>
        <param>https://absurdopedia.wiki/$1</param>
        <param>0</param>
        <param>0</param>
      </item>
      <item logid="490" actionhidden="" type="delete" action="restore" userhidden="" timestamp="2018-06-04T10:49:29Z" commenthidden="" suppressed="" />
      <item logid="488" ns="6" title="Файл:Serebr.JPG" pageid="384" type="delete" action="restore" user="Serebr" timestamp="2017-05-14T08:11:09Z" comment="восстановлен 1 файл" />
      <item logid="487" ns="6" title="Файл:Serebr.JPG" pageid="384" type="delete" action="restore" user="Serebr" timestamp="2017-05-13T17:00:00Z" comment="восстановлено 1 изменение" />
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</api>