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Two decorated trees become snowmen

This side-by-side image gives two white, tree-shaped decorations the recognizable features of snowmen. On the left, warm lights sparkle among the branches, alongside a black top hat, a red checked scarf, dark round buttons and a small orange nose. On the right, another top hat sits above a pair of dark circular decorations, with a bright orange nose and a deep-colored scarf. Their layered branches provide the rounded forms usually associated with a snow figure. The pairing makes the differences easy to appreciate. The left tree is brighter and more ornamented, with its scarf trailing outward and lights scattered across the branches. The right has a simpler, slightly more graphic face, with large circular details that give it a comic, wide-eyed look. Both keep the familiar triangular outline of a decorated tree while borrowing the face and accessories of a snowman. It is a seasonal visual mash-up that needs no extra explanation—or actual snow.

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