diff --git a/tools/merge_out.py b/tools/merge_out.py
index ab14b3e5..a4bd1b36 100644
--- a/tools/merge_out.py
+++ b/tools/merge_out.py
@@ -9,25 +9,25 @@
 atlas_ids = {}
 authors = []
 
-with open('../web/all-authors.txt', 'r') as authors_file:
+with open('../web/all-authors.txt', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as authors_file:
 	authors = authors_file.read().strip().split()
 
-with open('../web/read_ids.txt', 'r') as ids_file:
+with open('../data/read-ids.txt', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as ids_file:
 	out_ids = ids_file.read().strip().split()
 
 with open('../web/atlas.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as atlas_file:
 	atlas_data = json.loads(atlas_file.read())
 
-format_all_entries(atlas_file)
+# format_all_entries(atlas_file)
 
-base_image_path = os.path.join('..', 'web', '_img', 'canvas', 'place30')
-ScaleConfig.image1 = os.path.join(base_image_path, '159.png')
-scale_back.swap_source_dest('164', '165', os.path.join(base_image_path, '163_159.png'))
-scale_back.scale_back_entries(atlas_file)
-scale_back.swap_source_dest('165', '166', os.path.join(base_image_path, '164_159.png'))
-scale_back.scale_back_entries(atlas_file)
-scale_back.swap_source_dest('166', '167', os.path.join(base_image_path, '165_159.png'))
-scale_back.scale_back_entries(atlas_file)
+# base_image_path = os.path.join('..', 'web', '_img', 'canvas', 'place30')
+# ScaleConfig.image1 = os.path.join(base_image_path, '159.png')
+# scale_back.swap_source_dest('164', '165', os.path.join(base_image_path, '163_159.png'))
+# scale_back.scale_back_entries(atlas_file)
+# scale_back.swap_source_dest('165', '166', os.path.join(base_image_path, '164_159.png'))
+# scale_back.scale_back_entries(atlas_file)
+# scale_back.swap_source_dest('166', '167', os.path.join(base_image_path, '165_159.png'))
+# scale_back.scale_back_entries(atlas_file)
 
 last_id = 0