<s>
Juniper	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knot	I-Application
is	O
a	O
short	O
kinetic	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Canadian	O
studio	O
Dischan	B-Application
Media	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
in	O
under	O
a	O
month	O
,	O
Juniper	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knot	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
lost	O
boy	O
and	O
an	O
imprisoned	O
demoness	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
help	O
overcome	O
each	O
other	O
's	O
obstacles	O
through	O
wit	O
and	O
memory	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Juniper	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knot	I-Application
,	O
fiends	O
(	O
demons	B-Operating_System
)	O
unconsciously	O
drain	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
those	O
around	O
them	O
to	O
keep	O
themselves	O
alive	O
;	O
this	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
barren	O
,	O
run-down	O
town	O
that	O
surrounds	O
the	O
manor	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
fiend	O
is	O
trapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insisting	O
on	O
making	O
him	O
tell	O
her	O
a	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
fiend	O
gets	O
the	O
boy	O
to	O
tell	O
her	O
a	O
story	O
about	O
the	O
trickery	O
of	O
demons	B-Operating_System
;	O
after	O
which	O
the	O
boy	O
decides	O
to	O
leave	O
,	O
but	O
before	O
the	O
boy	O
leaves	O
,	O
the	O
fiend	O
sticks	O
out	O
her	O
hand	O
,	O
begging	O
him	O
not	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
of	O
Juniper	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knot	I-Application
was	O
chosen	O
for	O
its	O
symbolic	O
nature	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
"	O
Juniper	O
"	O
is	O
an	O
allusion	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
saint	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
patience	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
given	O
name	O
that	O
symbolises	O
chastity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resulting	O
title	O
—	O
"	O
Juniper	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knot	I-Application
"	O
—	O
foreshadows	O
the	O
story	O
without	O
being	O
direct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
writer	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Terrence	O
Smith	O
,	O
compares	O
"	O
Juniper	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knot	I-Application
"	O
as	O
a	O
forced	O
chastity	O
that	O
will	O
take	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
to	O
end	O
;	O
although	O
,	O
he	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
meaning	O
is	O
also	O
open	O
to	O
interpretation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Juniper	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knot	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IndieGames.com	O
weblogger	O
Cassandra	O
Khaw	O
did	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
praising	O
Juniper	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knot	I-Application
for	O
"	O
being	O
an	O
oddly	O
lovely	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
and	O
"	O
an	O
abundance	O
of	O
…	O
anime-inspired	O
artwork	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
