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Four identical display a blue and black spiral background with red text reading "The Dark Is Rising" and "BEWARE !!!!" in pixelated font

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Four identical display a blue and black spiral background with red text reading "The Dark Is Rising" and "BEWARE !!!!" in pixelated font

Four identical display a blue and black spiral background with red text reading "The Dark Is Rising" and "BEWARE !!!!" in pixelated font. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from In…

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Subjects

  • spiral pattern

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  • The Dark
  • Is Rising
  • BEWARE !!!!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
2008042008151828447797
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/10/1046a538c4854d1b1b827e88596a55b79d1d67ebdcb2bde9d58d048949e569d7.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
1046a538c4854d1b
SHA-256
1046a538c4854d1b1b827e88596a55b79d1d67ebdcb2bde9d58d048949e569d7
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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
2008042008151828447797
Archive entry
2008042008151828447797.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2008042008151828447797.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2008042008151828447797.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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