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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="20201118120707|52730" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
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      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="PXV:op document cropPages Options" pageid="5253" revid="52396" old_revid="50893" rcid="52738" timestamp="2021-06-29T08:35:53Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="PXV:op document addBackground Options" pageid="5237" revid="52395" old_revid="47722" rcid="52737" timestamp="2021-04-27T13:25:02Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="PXV:op annots setProps" pageid="5204" revid="52394" old_revid="49498" rcid="52736" timestamp="2021-01-29T13:32:19Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="PXV:UIX Enumerations" pageid="5170" revid="52393" old_revid="52337" rcid="52735" timestamp="2020-11-18T12:07:30Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="PXV:UIX Interfaces" pageid="5169" revid="52392" old_revid="52336" rcid="52734" timestamp="2020-11-18T12:07:26Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="PXV:PXV Structures" pageid="5168" revid="52391" old_revid="52335" rcid="52733" timestamp="2020-11-18T12:07:21Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="PXV:PXV Enumerations" pageid="5167" revid="52390" old_revid="52334" rcid="52732" timestamp="2020-11-18T12:07:18Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="PXV:PXV Interfaces" pageid="5166" revid="52389" old_revid="52333" rcid="52731" timestamp="2020-11-18T12:07:13Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>