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+# assets
+These are the assets for the fallback (Wintergreen) icon set. When making edits
+to these icons, open both the png and xcf files. When you wish to save your
+changes, delete the contents of the png file and paste in the "Icons" layer of
+the xcf file, then export the png file and save the xcf file. This is because
+the exported pngs use indexed color to save space as they are embedded into
+application binaries.