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README.md

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+This translates an input file from ascii to [tolkiens english mode for anglo saxon futhark](http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n4013.pdf)

futhark.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+import sys
+import fileinput
+
+futhark_tolkien = [["ee", "ᛟ"],
+                ["oo", "ᛳ"],
+                ["ea", "ᛠ"],
+                ["eo", "ᛇ"],
+                ["ng", "ᛝ"],
+                ["st", "ᛥ"],
+                ["th", "ᚦ"],
+                ["sh", "ᛲ"],
+                ["a", "ᚫ"],
+                ["b", "ᛒ"],
+                ["c", "ᚳ"],
+                ["d", "ᛞ"],
+                ["e", "ᛖ"],
+                ["f", "ᚠ"],
+                ["g", "ᚷ"],
+                ["h", "ᚻ"],
+                ["i", "ᛁ"],
+                ["j", "ᛁ"],
+                ["k", "ᛱ"],
+                ["l", "ᛚ"],
+                ["m", "ᛗ"],
+                ["n", "ᚾ"],
+                ["o", "ᚩ"],
+                ["p", "ᛈ"],
+                ["q", "ᚳᚹ"],
+                ["r", "ᚱ"],
+                ["s", "ᛋ"],
+                ["t", "ᛏ"],
+                ["u", "ᚢ"],
+                ["v", "ᚢ"],
+                ["w", "ᚹ"],
+                ["x", "ᛉ"],
+                ["y", "ᚣ"],
+                ["z", "ᛣ"],
+                [".", "᛫"],
+                [",", "᛭"],
+                ["?",":"]]
+
+with open(sys.argv[1], 'r') as f1 :
+    with open(sys.argv[2], 'w') as f2:
+        for line in f1:
+            replaced = line
+            for rune in futhark_tolkien:
+                replaced = replaced.replace(rune[0], rune[1])
+            f2.write(replaced)