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+from PIL import Image
+import os
+
+image_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+
+class Blocks:
+    # A block that should always encode greyscale, where every row of pixels is identical, and the left side is lighter than the right side
+    greyscale = Image.open(image_path + "/blocks/greyscale.png").tobytes("raw", "RGBX")
+
+    # A block that should always encode 3-color when available.
+    # from left to right: red, yellow, yellow, green
+    three_color = Image.open(image_path + "/blocks/3color.png").tobytes("raw", "RGBX")
+
+    # A block that should always encode 3-color with black when available
+    # from left to right: black, red, yellow, green
+    three_color_black = Image.open(image_path + "/blocks/3color black.png").tobytes("raw", "RGBX")