As I said, it was easy to do single digits - but the year numbers really appear more like teens these days. So please don't look for the obvious, even if you find it - I went after a feeling each number caused, rather than searching for some literal resemblance.  
 
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And since for the love of trees I'm trying to avoid paper (cards), a larger file can be downloaded by clicking on the above icon. You can also see previous decade-galleries on the left.
About the absence of words, well, I've decided to give that a rest. If you'd like to discuss the emotional, semantic or other meanings of the number 12 in person, I'll be glad to share my disconnected streams.  

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