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diff --git a/compress_start.py b/compress_start.py
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--- a/compress_start.py
+++ b/compress_start.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         image = np.array(image)[1:,:]    #Convert to an array, leaving out the first row because the first row is just housekeeping data
         ar1, ar2 = image.shape
        
-        ind1, ind2 = np.random.randint(0,ar1), np.random.randint(0,ar2) #ind1 randomly selects a row, ind2 randomly selects a column, 
+        ind1, ind2 = np.random.randint(1,ar1-1), np.random.randint(1,ar2-1) #ind1 randomly selects a row, ind2 randomly selects a column, 
                                                                         #this is now a random pixel selection within the image
         
         surrounding = []                                                #initialize a list to be filled the 8 surrounding pixels
diff --git a/images/.DS_Store b/images/.DS_Store
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