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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <protectedtitles ptstart="2023-06-06T11:03:47Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <protectedtitles>
      <pt ns="0" title="邱澤隆" timestamp="2025-02-18T10:32:35Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="3" title="使用者討論:寒吉" timestamp="2025-01-24T12:09:55Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="王允彤" timestamp="2024-11-20T15:44:01Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="蕭育明" timestamp="2024-11-20T15:43:23Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="品胤" timestamp="2024-11-18T11:37:13Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="林品胤" timestamp="2024-11-17T12:56:56Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="4" title="TwBsBall:用戶" timestamp="2024-11-16T17:01:38Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="墨爾本大學" timestamp="2024-04-18T02:33:54Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="0" title="吳蘊軒" timestamp="2023-11-01T16:22:32Z" level="sysop" />
      <pt ns="6" title="檔案:個人相片.jpeg" timestamp="2023-08-03T10:57:10Z" level="sysop" />
    </protectedtitles>
  </query>
</api>