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diff --git a/domestic/utility/text_to_ascii.py b/domestic/utility/text_to_ascii.py
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+++ b/domestic/utility/text_to_ascii.py
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+import numpy
+
+from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
+
+
+def text_to_ascii(text):
+  myfont = ImageFont.truetype('arial.ttf', 18)
+  size = myfont.getsize(text)
+  img = Image.new('1', size, 'black')
+  draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
+  draw.text((0, 0), text, 'white', font=myfont)
+  pixels = numpy.array(img, dtype=numpy.uint8)
+  chars = numpy.array([' ', '%'], dtype='U1')[pixels]
+  strings = [line for line in chars.view('U' + str(chars.shape[1])).flatten() if not line.isspace()]
+  result = '\n'.join(strings)
+  
+  return result
+\ No newline at end of file