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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="2016-04-24T23:09:36Z|7706" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
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      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Historical examples of how corpses are handled" rcid="7714" pageid="204" revid="669" old_revid="249" timestamp="2016-04-25T01:49:48Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Death Drill" rcid="7713" pageid="219" revid="668" old_revid="667" timestamp="2016-04-25T01:44:06Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Death Drill" rcid="7712" pageid="219" revid="667" old_revid="666" timestamp="2016-04-25T01:42:17Z" />
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      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Death Drill" rcid="7710" pageid="219" revid="665" old_revid="573" timestamp="2016-04-25T01:40:48Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Mailing List Auto Response" rcid="7709" pageid="3" revid="664" old_revid="141" timestamp="2016-04-25T01:26:53Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Instructions to People" rcid="7708" pageid="2" revid="663" old_revid="146" timestamp="2016-04-25T01:17:24Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Online Accounts" rcid="7707" pageid="93" revid="662" old_revid="152" timestamp="2016-04-25T01:05:51Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>