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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="2026-06-25T15:27:33Z|959" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="revert to snapshot on checkpoint" rcid="969" pageid="278" revid="956" old_revid="955" timestamp="2026-08-25T20:58:42Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="revert to snapshot on checkpoint" rcid="968" pageid="278" revid="955" old_revid="0" timestamp="2026-08-25T14:23:49Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="get checkpoint software installed" rcid="967" pageid="277" revid="954" old_revid="953" timestamp="2026-08-25T14:16:26Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="get checkpoint software installed" rcid="966" pageid="277" revid="953" old_revid="952" timestamp="2026-08-25T14:14:12Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="get checkpoint software installed" rcid="965" pageid="277" revid="952" old_revid="951" timestamp="2026-08-25T14:14:00Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="get checkpoint software installed" rcid="964" pageid="277" revid="951" old_revid="0" timestamp="2026-08-25T14:13:02Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="ssh client error no matching cipher" rcid="963" pageid="276" revid="950" old_revid="0" timestamp="2026-08-11T17:01:18Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="r80 api notes" rcid="962" pageid="220" revid="949" old_revid="948" timestamp="2026-08-11T15:31:58Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="r80 api notes" rcid="961" pageid="220" revid="948" old_revid="947" timestamp="2026-08-11T15:30:28Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="r80 api notes" rcid="960" pageid="220" revid="947" old_revid="911" timestamp="2026-08-11T15:22:45Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>