def prune_text(text):
    """
    Replace (cid:x) patterns in the text with corresponding characters.

    Args:
        text (str): The input text containing (cid:x) patterns.

    Returns:
        str: The processed text with (cid:x) replaced.
    """

    def replace_cid(match):
        cid_num = int(match.group(1))
        # Define specific CID to character mappings
        cid_mapping = {
            0: "- ",  # Example: (cid:0) to bullet point
            # Add more mappings as needed
            # e.g., 66: 'B', etc.
        }
        try:

            return cid_mapping.get(
                cid_num, chr(cid_num)
            )  # Return mapped char or empty string if not found
        except:
            return ""

    # Regular expression to find all (cid:x) patterns
    cid_pattern = re.compile(r"\(cid:(\d+)\)")
    pruned_text = re.sub(cid_pattern, replace_cid, text)
    return pruned_text