Dock and Folder icons vanished!!!!

Hi there,
basically i started my MacBook Pro up this morning and once i had logged on i attempted to close some programs and it vanished. I've tried restarting the MacBook Pro, terminal command "Kill all -KILL Dock' and killing the process via Activity Monitor. I have also noticed the MacBook Pro itself is slightly sluggish and the icons next to such things as 'home' and actual folders have disappeared.
Please help!

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