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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="2014-09-28T07:29:36Z|10988" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
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      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Nose out" rcid="10996" pageid="1240" revid="10700" old_revid="5858" timestamp="2016-09-11T20:02:06Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="6" title="File:Flight Path Study UA175.pdf" rcid="10995" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2014-09-28T07:37:31Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="No Seismic Proof" rcid="10994" pageid="676" revid="10699" old_revid="10695" timestamp="2014-09-28T07:37:08Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="NTSB" rcid="10993" pageid="1087" revid="10698" old_revid="10694" timestamp="2014-09-28T07:36:05Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="United Airlines Flight 175" rcid="10992" pageid="260" revid="10697" old_revid="10696" timestamp="2014-09-28T07:35:36Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="United Airlines Flight 175" rcid="10991" pageid="260" revid="10696" old_revid="10679" timestamp="2014-09-28T07:35:25Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="6" title="File:Flight Path Study AA11.pdf" rcid="10990" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2014-09-28T07:31:32Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="No Seismic Proof" rcid="10989" pageid="676" revid="10695" old_revid="10483" timestamp="2014-09-28T07:30:47Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>