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 title: Functional Icons
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diff --git a/source/_patterns/icons/illustrative/_illustrative.md b/source/_patterns/icons/illustrative/_illustrative.md
index 212139a8f..d6852573a 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/icons/illustrative/_illustrative.md
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 title: Illustrative Icons
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