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@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ Accents: ember, gold, blood, rot, moss, steel, violet, rust (see
 `tools/recolor.py` for the exact terminal 16-colour mapping).
 Regenerate the swatch images above with `python3 tools/make_palette_images.py .`.
 
+## Screenshots
+
+Both variants in action on a running desktop:
+
+| Ash Dark | Ash Light |
+|----------|-----------|
+| ![Ash Dark screenshot](images/screenshots/screenshot-ash-dark.png) | ![Ash Light screenshot](images/screenshots/screenshot-ash-light.png) |
+
 ## Install (local)
 
 Copy or symlink the variant folders into the user themes directory — the
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