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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2012-07-13T12:05:37Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
      <item logid="18" pageid="472" ns="6" title="File:Yamoussoukro.jpg" type="upload" action="upload" user="Takahashi Maki" timestamp="2013-03-08T05:26:08Z" comment="local sign for Yamoussoukro" />
      <item logid="17" pageid="471" ns="6" title="File:Côte d&#039;Ivoire.jpg" type="upload" action="upload" user="Takahashi Maki" timestamp="2013-03-08T05:25:42Z" comment="local sign for Cote d&#039;Ivoire" />
      <item logid="16" pageid="470" ns="6" title="File:Abidjan.jpg" type="upload" action="upload" user="Takahashi Maki" timestamp="2013-03-08T05:25:13Z" comment="local sign for Abijian" />
      <item logid="15" pageid="464" ns="6" title="File:Sign kumba.png" type="upload" action="upload" user="Takahashi Maki" timestamp="2012-08-22T11:03:12Z" comment="sign for Kumba" />
      <item logid="14" pageid="463" ns="6" title="File:Sign ibadan.png" type="upload" action="upload" user="Takahashi Maki" timestamp="2012-08-22T11:02:36Z" comment="sign for Ibadan" />
      <item logid="13" pageid="456" ns="6" title="File:Sign nigeria.png" type="upload" action="upload" user="Takahashi Maki" timestamp="2012-08-13T12:10:24Z" comment="ナイジェリア国名手話" />
      <item logid="12" pageid="455" ns="6" title="File:Sign ghana.png" type="upload" action="upload" user="Takahashi Maki" timestamp="2012-08-13T12:10:07Z" comment="ガーナ国名手話" />
      <item logid="11" pageid="454" ns="6" title="File:Sign gabon.png" type="upload" action="upload" user="Takahashi Maki" timestamp="2012-08-13T12:09:54Z" comment="ガボン国名手話" />
      <item logid="10" pageid="453" ns="6" title="File:Sign cameroon.png" type="upload" action="upload" user="Takahashi Maki" timestamp="2012-08-13T12:09:29Z" comment="カメルーン国名手話" />
      <item logid="9" pageid="452" ns="6" title="File:Sign benin.png" type="upload" action="upload" user="Takahashi Maki" timestamp="2012-08-13T12:09:01Z" comment="ベナン国名手話" />
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>