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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lecontinue="20220506193403|252" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
      <item logid="261" ns="0" title="Dell OMSA Non-Certified Drive Flag" pageid="60" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Jhorne" timestamp="2024-01-03T23:32:28Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="257" prev="255" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="260" ns="0" title="Windows Server Powershell Commands" pageid="31" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Jhorne" timestamp="2023-08-25T22:37:28Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="256" prev="253" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="259" ns="0" title="Dell OMSA Non-Certified Drive Flag" pageid="60" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Jhorne" timestamp="2023-06-18T13:02:50Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="255" prev="254" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="258" ns="0" title="Dell OMSA Non-Certified Drive Flag" pageid="60" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Jhorne" timestamp="2023-06-18T13:02:29Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="254" prev="234" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="257" ns="0" title="Windows Server Powershell Commands" pageid="31" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Jhorne" timestamp="2022-11-30T13:32:29Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="253" prev="247" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="256" ns="0" title="Recovering After Failed Update All Services Disabled" pageid="47" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Jhorne" timestamp="2022-07-13T02:51:24Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="252" prev="162" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="255" ns="0" title="Exchange Server Mailbox Migration" pageid="28" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Jhorne" timestamp="2022-05-19T20:49:45Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="251" prev="250" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="254" ns="0" title="Exchange Server Mailbox Migration" pageid="28" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Jhorne" timestamp="2022-05-19T18:38:18Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="250" prev="249" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="253" ns="0" title="Exchange Server Mailbox Migration" pageid="28" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Jhorne" timestamp="2022-05-19T18:37:49Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="249" prev="159" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>