diff --git a/cutting.py b/cutting.py
index 61d9375..aa8a470 100644
--- a/cutting.py
+++ b/cutting.py
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 import os
 print("starting the pruning process")
-scanning = "scanimage --resolution 300 --mode gray --format png > image.png"
-os.system(scanning)
-os.system("convert -contrast image.png output.png")
-os.system("tesseract output.png image -l eng")
+#scanning = "scanimage --resolution 300 --mode gray --format png > image.png"
+#os.system(scanning)
+#os.system("convert -contrast image.png output.png")
+#os.system("tesseract output.png image -l eng")
 fantasyname = open("image.txt" , "r")
 fantasyname = fantasyname.readlines() 
 text = open("image.txt", "r").read()
-text = text.replace("‘","'")
-text = text.replace("’","'") 
+text = text.replace(b'\xe2\x80\x98'.decode(), "'")
+text = text.replace(b'\xe2\x80\x99'.decode(), "'")
+text = text.replace(b'\xe2\x80\x9d'.decode(), "'") 
+text = text.replace(b'\xe2\x80\x9c'.decode(), "'") 
+
 print(text)
 print("------")
 lines = text.split("\n")
 for line in lines: 
-    dotprint = "echo "+line+" >/dev/usb/lp0"
+    dotprint = f'echo "{ line }" > /dev/usb/lp0'
     os.system(dotprint)
 #for line in fantasyname: 
     #line = line.split(" ")