If I understand your inquiry correctly, you are asking if there is some way to get the Cyclone family without paying for it? Or am I misunderstanding?

Well, in a nutshell, yes you hit the nail on the head.

http://www.typography.com/fonts/font_overview.php?productLineID=100003
http://www.typography.com/about/contact.php

There are doubtless ways you can get it illegally, but short of that, I don't know of anything. It's a retail, commercial font. You can always try contacting the vendor (Hoefler & Frere-Jones, contact info above) and see if they can do anything for you. Of course, a large portion of their clientele is freelance designers, so I don't immediately see why they would discount it for you.

Cheers,

T

Just ask them . . . they might say yes.

thanks so much guys, I suppose nothing ventured nothing gained........i can only but try!