diff --git a/src/svg/charts/line.css b/src/svg/charts/line.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b33d37b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/svg/charts/line.css
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+/*
+line.css
+
+$Id$
+
+default line styles
+*/
+.line1{
+	fill: none;
+	stroke: #ff0000;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.line2{
+	fill: none;
+	stroke: #0000ff;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.line3{
+	fill: none;
+	stroke: #00ff00;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.line4{
+	fill: none;
+	stroke: #ffcc00;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.line5{
+	fill: none;
+	stroke: #00ccff;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.line6{
+	fill: none;
+	stroke: #ff00ff;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.line7{
+	fill: none;
+	stroke: #00ffff;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.line8{
+	fill: none;
+	stroke: #ffff00;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.line9{
+	fill: none;
+	stroke: #ccc6666;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.line10{
+	fill: none;
+	stroke: #663399;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.line11{
+	fill: none;
+	stroke: #339900;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.line12{
+	fill: none;
+	stroke: #9966FF;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+/* default fill styles */
+.fill1{
+	fill: #cc0000;
+	fill-opacity: 0.2;
+	stroke: none;
+}
+.fill2{
+	fill: #0000cc;
+	fill-opacity: 0.2;
+	stroke: none;
+}
+.fill3{
+	fill: #00cc00;
+	fill-opacity: 0.2;
+	stroke: none;
+}
+.fill4{
+	fill: #ffcc00;
+	fill-opacity: 0.2;
+	stroke: none;
+}
+.fill5{
+	fill: #00ccff;
+	fill-opacity: 0.2;
+	stroke: none;
+}
+.fill6{
+	fill: #ff00ff;
+	fill-opacity: 0.2;
+	stroke: none;
+}
+.fill7{
+	fill: #00ffff;
+	fill-opacity: 0.2;
+	stroke: none;
+}
+.fill8{
+	fill: #ffff00;
+	fill-opacity: 0.2;
+	stroke: none;
+}
+.fill9{
+	fill: #cc6666;
+	fill-opacity: 0.2;
+	stroke: none;
+}
+.fill10{
+	fill: #663399;
+	fill-opacity: 0.2;
+	stroke: none;
+}
+.fill11{
+	fill: #339900;
+	fill-opacity: 0.2;
+	stroke: none;
+}
+.fill12{
+	fill: #9966FF;
+	fill-opacity: 0.2;
+	stroke: none;
+}
+/* default line styles */
+.key1,.dataPoint1{
+	fill: #ff0000;
+	stroke: none;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.key2,.dataPoint2{
+	fill: #0000ff;
+	stroke: none;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.key3,.dataPoint3{
+	fill: #00ff00;
+	stroke: none;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.key4,.dataPoint4{
+	fill: #ffcc00;
+	stroke: none;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.key5,.dataPoint5{
+	fill: #00ccff;
+	stroke: none;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.key6,.dataPoint6{
+	fill: #ff00ff;
+	stroke: none;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.key7,.dataPoint7{
+	fill: #00ffff;
+	stroke: none;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.key8,.dataPoint8{
+	fill: #ffff00;
+	stroke: none;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.key9,.dataPoint9{
+	fill: #cc6666;
+	stroke: none;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.key10,.dataPoint10{
+	fill: #663399;
+	stroke: none;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.key11,.dataPoint11{
+	fill: #339900;
+	stroke: none;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
+.key12,.dataPoint12{
+	fill: #9966FF;
+	stroke: none;
+	stroke-width: 1px;	
+}
diff --git a/src/svg/charts/line.py b/src/svg/charts/line.py
index fa32322..9b47d44 100644
--- a/src/svg/charts/line.py
+++ b/src/svg/charts/line.py
@@ -233,188 +233,8 @@ class Line(Graph):
 
 
 	def get_css(self):
-		return """
-/* default line styles */
-.line1{
-	fill: none;
-	stroke: #ff0000;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.line2{
-	fill: none;
-	stroke: #0000ff;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.line3{
-	fill: none;
-	stroke: #00ff00;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.line4{
-	fill: none;
-	stroke: #ffcc00;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.line5{
-	fill: none;
-	stroke: #00ccff;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.line6{
-	fill: none;
-	stroke: #ff00ff;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.line7{
-	fill: none;
-	stroke: #00ffff;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.line8{
-	fill: none;
-	stroke: #ffff00;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.line9{
-	fill: none;
-	stroke: #ccc6666;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.line10{
-	fill: none;
-	stroke: #663399;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.line11{
-	fill: none;
-	stroke: #339900;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.line12{
-	fill: none;
-	stroke: #9966FF;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-/* default fill styles */
-.fill1{
-	fill: #cc0000;
-	fill-opacity: 0.2;
-	stroke: none;
-}
-.fill2{
-	fill: #0000cc;
-	fill-opacity: 0.2;
-	stroke: none;
-}
-.fill3{
-	fill: #00cc00;
-	fill-opacity: 0.2;
-	stroke: none;
-}
-.fill4{
-	fill: #ffcc00;
-	fill-opacity: 0.2;
-	stroke: none;
-}
-.fill5{
-	fill: #00ccff;
-	fill-opacity: 0.2;
-	stroke: none;
-}
-.fill6{
-	fill: #ff00ff;
-	fill-opacity: 0.2;
-	stroke: none;
-}
-.fill7{
-	fill: #00ffff;
-	fill-opacity: 0.2;
-	stroke: none;
-}
-.fill8{
-	fill: #ffff00;
-	fill-opacity: 0.2;
-	stroke: none;
-}
-.fill9{
-	fill: #cc6666;
-	fill-opacity: 0.2;
-	stroke: none;
-}
-.fill10{
-	fill: #663399;
-	fill-opacity: 0.2;
-	stroke: none;
-}
-.fill11{
-	fill: #339900;
-	fill-opacity: 0.2;
-	stroke: none;
-}
-.fill12{
-	fill: #9966FF;
-	fill-opacity: 0.2;
-	stroke: none;
-}
-/* default line styles */
-.key1,.dataPoint1{
-	fill: #ff0000;
-	stroke: none;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.key2,.dataPoint2{
-	fill: #0000ff;
-	stroke: none;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.key3,.dataPoint3{
-	fill: #00ff00;
-	stroke: none;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.key4,.dataPoint4{
-	fill: #ffcc00;
-	stroke: none;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.key5,.dataPoint5{
-	fill: #00ccff;
-	stroke: none;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.key6,.dataPoint6{
-	fill: #ff00ff;
-	stroke: none;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.key7,.dataPoint7{
-	fill: #00ffff;
-	stroke: none;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.key8,.dataPoint8{
-	fill: #ffff00;
-	stroke: none;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.key9,.dataPoint9{
-	fill: #cc6666;
-	stroke: none;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.key10,.dataPoint10{
-	fill: #663399;
-	stroke: none;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.key11,.dataPoint11{
-	fill: #339900;
-	stroke: none;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-.key12,.dataPoint12{
-	fill: #9966FF;
-	stroke: none;
-	stroke-width: 1px;	
-}
-"""
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+		cssutils.log.setLevel(99) # disable log messages
+		css_stream = pkg_resources.resource_stream('svg.charts', 'line.css')
+		css_string = css_stream.read()
+		sheet = cssutils.parseString(css_string).cssText
+		return sheet
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