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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="20181121143339|15640" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
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      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Jules Chevalier (1880-1914)" pageid="400" revid="17603" old_revid="16166" rcid="15647" timestamp="2020-02-13T14:25:29Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Charles Alexandre Thomain (1887-1914)" pageid="761" revid="17602" old_revid="17601" rcid="15646" timestamp="2019-03-26T13:07:55Z" />
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      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Charles Alexandre Thomain (1887-1914)" pageid="761" revid="17600" old_revid="17597" rcid="15644" timestamp="2019-03-26T12:56:59Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="6" title="Fichier:Thomain charles alexandre 3.jpg" pageid="5077" revid="0" old_revid="0" rcid="15643" timestamp="2019-03-22T08:04:51Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="6" title="Fichier:Thomain charles alexandre 2.jpg" pageid="5076" revid="0" old_revid="0" rcid="15642" timestamp="2019-03-22T07:55:31Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Charles Alexandre Thomain (1887-1914)" pageid="761" revid="17597" old_revid="10779" rcid="15641" timestamp="2019-03-22T07:47:32Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>