<s>
Slouching	B-Application
Towards	I-Application
Bedlam	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
game	O
that	O
won	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
2003	O
Interactive	O
Fiction	O
Competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slouching	B-Application
Towards	I-Application
Bedlam	I-Application
was	O
finalist	O
for	O
eight	O
2003	O
XYZZY	O
Awards	O
,	O
winning	O
four	O
:	O
Best	O
Game	O
,	O
Setting	O
,	O
Story	O
,	O
and	O
Individual	O
NPC	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
cybernetic	O
assistant	O
,	O
Triage	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
investigation	O
,	O
it	O
becomes	O
clear	O
that	O
a	O
now	O
deceased	O
patient	O
,	O
Cleve	O
Anderson	O
,	O
has	O
infected	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
with	O
a	O
mental	O
virus	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Logos	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
cryptic	O
messages	O
that	O
come	O
from	O
the	O
Logos	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Investigation	O
can	O
optionally	O
reveal	O
that	O
a	O
secret	O
society	O
accidentally	O
released	O
the	O
Logos	B-Device
while	O
experimenting	O
with	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
virus	O
's	O
end	O
is	O
explained	O
in	O
the	O
endgame	O
for	O
Ending	O
E	O
:	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
goes	O
home	O
and	O
cuts	O
out	O
his	O
own	O
tongue	O
–	O
and	O
asks	O
all	O
his	O
written	O
works	O
to	O
be	O
destroyed	O
,	O
afraid	O
that	O
the	O
Logos	B-Device
will	O
reproduce	O
by	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slouching	B-Application
Towards	I-Application
Bedlam	I-Application
was	O
Daniel	O
Ravipinto	O
's	O
second	O
publicly	O
released	O
game	O
after	O
1996	O
's	O
Tapestry	O
.	O
</s>
