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A four- shows a pixelated character with white hair and blue text overlays, transitioning from tree sprouting to falling

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A four- shows a pixelated character with white hair and blue text overlays, transitioning from tree sprouting to falling

A four- shows a pixelated character with white hair and blue text overlays, transitioning from tree sprouting to falling. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive F…

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  • LOOK GRANDSON! IM ATREE
  • I SPROUT
  • AND THEN I FALL
  • LOL ASK ME AT SCHOOL IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081019124110986192010
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:41 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
6.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/69/6995b454c53024e94db1063ecbab738ceba786520f5474e18b963a9c053dc107.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
6995b454c53024e9
SHA-256
6995b454c53024e94db1063ecbab738ceba786520f5474e18b963a9c053dc107
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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
20081019124110986192010
Archive entry
20081019124110986192010.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:41 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#20081019124110986192010.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081019124110986192010.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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