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Black background with white pixelated text reading 'Reach for the moon even if you miss the stars you'll be among' scattered across the frame.

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Black background with white pixelated text reading 'Reach for the moon even if you miss the stars you'll be among' scattered across the frame.

Black background with white pixelated text reading 'Reach for the moon even if you miss the stars you'll be among' scattered across the frame. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fr…

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  • Reach for
  • the moon even if
  • you miss
  • the stars
  • you'll be
  • among

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200808201907261268486425
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:37 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.7 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ad/ad9df80dc930803bf228583ce32cf8b675fed49fd1fcebcb248edded36ff1b12.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ad9df80dc930803b
SHA-256
ad9df80dc930803bf228583ce32cf8b675fed49fd1fcebcb248edded36ff1b12
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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
200808201907261268486425
Archive entry
200808201907261268486425.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:37 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#200808201907261268486425.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200808201907261268486425.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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