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Pixelated grayscale image of two figures embracing, with cyan text on black background reading 'hold me close and never let me go! 10/12/07'.

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Pixelated grayscale image of two figures embracing, with cyan text on black background reading 'hold me close and never let me go! 10/12/07'.

Pixelated grayscale image of two figures embracing, with cyan text on black background reading 'hold me close and never let me go! 10/12/07'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fro…

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  • hold me close
  • and never let me go!
  • 10/12/07

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200710281056532121926213
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
1.6 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/da/da4e951f41d90bfbefc3b32534f00312ec6dfd0b2444f7474f3310047f2f53a9.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
da4e951f41d90bfb
SHA-256
da4e951f41d90bfbefc3b32534f00312ec6dfd0b2444f7474f3310047f2f53a9
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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
200710281056532121926213
Archive entry
200710281056532121926213.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#200710281056532121926213.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200710281056532121926213.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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