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diff --git a/src/arcaea_offline_ocr/ocr.py b/src/arcaea_offline_ocr/ocr.py
index 801befb..70300ea 100644
--- a/src/arcaea_offline_ocr/ocr.py
+++ b/src/arcaea_offline_ocr/ocr.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import math
-from typing import Tuple
+from copy import deepcopy
+from typing import Optional, Sequence, Tuple
 
 import cv2
 import numpy as np
@@ -10,12 +11,63 @@ from .mask import mask_byd, mask_ftr, mask_prs, mask_pst
 from .types import Mat, cv2_ml_KNearest
 
 __all__ = [
+    "FixRects",
     "preprocess_hog",
     "ocr_digits_by_contour_get_samples",
     "ocr_digits_by_contour_knn",
 ]
 
 
+class FixRects:
+    @staticmethod
+    def connect_broken(
+        rects: Sequence[Tuple[int, int, int, int]],
+        img_width: int,
+        img_height: int,
+        tolerance: Optional[int] = None,
+    ):
+        # for a "broken" digit, please refer to
+        # /assets/fix_rects/broken_masked.jpg
+        # the larger "5" in the image is a "broken" digit
+
+        if tolerance is None:
+            tolerance = math.ceil(img_width * 0.08)
+
+        new_rects = []
+        consumed_rects = []
+        for rect in rects:
+            x, y, w, h = rect
+            # grab those small rects
+            if not img_height * 0.1 <= h <= img_height * 0.6:
+                continue
+
+            group = []
+            # see if there's other rects that have near left & right borders
+            for other_rect in rects:
+                if rect == other_rect:
+                    continue
+                ox, oy, ow, oh = other_rect
+                if abs(x - ox) < tolerance and abs((x + w) - (ox + ow)) < tolerance:
+                    group.append(other_rect)
+
+            if group:
+                group.append(rect)
+                consumed_rects.extend(group)
+                # calculate the new rect
+                new_x = min(r[0] for r in group)
+                new_y = min(r[1] for r in group)
+                new_right = max(r[0] + r[2] for r in group)
+                new_bottom = max(r[1] + r[3] for r in group)
+                new_w = new_right - new_x
+                new_h = new_bottom - new_y
+                new_rects.append((new_x, new_y, new_w, new_h))
+
+        return_rects = deepcopy(rects)
+        return_rects = [r for r in return_rects if r not in consumed_rects]
+        return_rects.extend(new_rects)
+        return return_rects
+
+
 def resize_fill_sqaure(img, target: int = 20):
     h, w = img.shape[:2]
     if h > w: