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Silhouetted figures holding hands on a beach at sunset with text about swimming for brighter days despite sun absence and choking on salt water.

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Silhouetted figures holding hands on a beach at sunset with text about swimming for brighter days despite sun absence and choking on salt water.

Silhouetted figures holding hands on a beach at sunset with text about swimming for brighter days despite sun absence and choking on salt water. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • I swim for brighter days,
  • despite the absence of sun,
  • choking on salt water.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
201005151037152052003657
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:06 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/9d/9ddf2eafa97049a2818f8e2f115ee381340b4c703f140f8a7ca910cc9765b0e0.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
9ddf2eafa97049a2
SHA-256
9ddf2eafa97049a2818f8e2f115ee381340b4c703f140f8a7ca910cc9765b0e0
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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
201005151037152052003657
Archive entry
201005151037152052003657.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:06 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#201005151037152052003657.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#201005151037152052003657.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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