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Black background with white pixelated text reading "I don't wanna be afraid" and "I wanna wake up feeling" above "Beautiful today".

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Black background with white pixelated text reading "I don't wanna be afraid" and "I wanna wake up feeling" above "Beautiful today".

Black background with white pixelated text reading "I don't wanna be afraid" and "I wanna wake up feeling" above "Beautiful today". Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • I don't wanna be afraid
  • I wanna wake up feeling
  • Beautiful today

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200809261750421445535473
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.1 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/9e/9ecd42ffafcd6fe85f8268120223ce3695060af2aa90281ff9fdd732cb38f764.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
9ecd42ffafcd6fe8
SHA-256
9ecd42ffafcd6fe85f8268120223ce3695060af2aa90281ff9fdd732cb38f764
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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
200809261750421445535473
Archive entry
200809261750421445535473.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 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#200809261750421445535473.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200809261750421445535473.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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