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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="2024-06-25T13:56:55Z|17813" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
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      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="GPU Support" rcid="17821" pageid="4674" revid="21571" old_revid="21297" timestamp="2024-06-28T15:32:53Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="DIRAC FileCatalog MetaData" rcid="17820" pageid="4670" revid="21570" old_revid="21207" timestamp="2024-06-28T15:31:53Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="DIRAC Data Handling within a Job" rcid="17819" pageid="4643" revid="21569" old_revid="21279" timestamp="2024-06-28T15:30:17Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="VOs supported by gridpp dirac" rcid="17818" pageid="4177" revid="21568" old_revid="21115" timestamp="2024-06-28T15:03:06Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Imperial Dirac server" rcid="17817" pageid="3821" revid="21567" old_revid="21566" timestamp="2024-06-25T17:50:01Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Imperial Dirac server" rcid="17816" pageid="3821" revid="21566" old_revid="21565" timestamp="2024-06-25T17:48:58Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Imperial Dirac server" rcid="17815" pageid="3821" revid="21565" old_revid="20634" timestamp="2024-06-25T17:48:34Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Dirac GridPP DIRAC Tokens" rcid="17814" pageid="4682" revid="21564" old_revid="21562" timestamp="2024-06-25T17:21:07Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>