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Black-and-white pixelated text with mirrored phrases and symbols, arranged in a symmetrical layout across four quadrants

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Black-and-white pixelated text with mirrored phrases and symbols, arranged in a symmetrical layout across four quadrants

Black-and-white pixelated text with mirrored phrases and symbols, arranged in a symmetrical layout across four quadrants. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive F…

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  • YOUR THEK
  • LIGHT
  • AT MAKES MAT
  • DARKNESS
  • DISAPPER

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20071028143207308251584
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:52 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
502 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/83/83fb3396d7b94b69b2084d12232146ef1eb820886d29ab0f3e4355fdbbff9d4e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
83fb3396d7b94b69
SHA-256
83fb3396d7b94b69b2084d12232146ef1eb820886d29ab0f3e4355fdbbff9d4e
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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
20071028143207308251584
Archive entry
20071028143207308251584.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:52 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#20071028143207308251584.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071028143207308251584.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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