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> I do have Photoshop and Illustrator. I CANNOT buy another package.
There's a wee application called Icon Forge (by Cursor Arts). It's got a
trial period, so it might be able to get you out of this jam, and if you
decide to purchase it (although I realize you CANNOT), it can get you out of
other jams (and jellies).
They say the pen is mightier than the sword.
But if you miss a deadline, you'd better bring the sword.
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Don't confuse my opinions with my employer's.
Each exists in blissful ignorance of the other.
