<s>
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantasy	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
Michael	O
Cranford	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
spawned	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
used	O
a	O
series	O
title	O
of	O
Tales	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Unknown	I-Device
,	O
but	O
this	O
title	O
was	O
dropped	O
for	O
later	O
ports	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
and	O
subsequent	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
release	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
unproven	O
young	O
Warriors	O
,	O
junior	O
Magic	O
Users	O
,	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
Bards	B-Application
barely	O
old	O
enough	O
to	O
drink	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
out	O
of	O
work	O
Rogues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luckily	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
Bard	B-Application
with	O
you	O
to	O
sing	O
your	O
glories	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
survive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
are	O
mazes	B-Application
of	O
various	O
kindscellars	O
,	O
sewers	O
,	O
catacombs	O
,	O
or	O
fortressesfull	O
of	O
monsters	O
and	O
riddles	O
,	O
some	O
guarded	O
by	O
magical	O
statues	O
that	O
come	O
to	O
life	O
to	O
attack	O
trespassing	O
player	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kylearan	O
the	O
Archmage	O
awaits	O
the	O
party	O
at	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
his	O
tower	O
maze	B-Application
and	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
friendly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
is	O
a	O
straightforward	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
done	O
while	O
exploring	O
maze-like	O
dungeons	O
,	O
solving	O
occasional	O
puzzles	O
and	O
riddles	O
,	O
and	O
finding	O
or	O
buying	O
better	O
weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
beginning	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
create	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
player	O
characters	O
,	O
chosen	O
from	O
among	O
the	O
following	O
classes	O
:	O
bard	B-Application
,	O
hunter	O
,	O
monk	O
,	O
paladin	O
,	O
rogue	O
,	O
warrior	O
,	O
magician	O
,	O
and	O
conjurer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
some	O
platforms	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
import	O
previously	O
created	O
characters	O
from	O
Wizardry	B-Application
and/or	O
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
somewhat	O
revolutionary	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
particular	O
innovation	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
was	O
the	O
bard	B-Application
,	O
whose	O
magical	O
songs	O
functioned	O
like	O
long-lasting	O
spells	O
and	O
affected	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
in	O
various	O
wayssuch	O
as	O
strengthening	O
their	O
armor	O
,	O
or	O
increasing	O
their	O
attack	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
obligatory	O
puzzles	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
unsolvable	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
bard	B-Application
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
bard	B-Application
song	O
triggered	O
corresponding	O
music	O
while	O
he	O
played	O
(	O
some	O
classical	O
,	O
some	O
original	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
using	O
a	O
mouse	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
versions	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
names	O
of	O
the	O
spells	O
would	O
appear	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trapped	O
in	O
Skara	O
Brae	O
by	O
Mangar	O
's	O
spell	O
,	O
Lord	O
Garrick	O
and	O
his	O
party	O
of	O
servants	O
and	O
associates	O
(	O
including	O
Corfid	O
op	O
Orfin	O
the	O
Bard	B-Application
,	O
Ghaklah	O
the	O
Magician	O
,	O
Isli	O
the	O
Paladin	O
,	O
Soriac	O
the	O
Archmage	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
otherwise	O
unnamed	O
"	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
great	O
sage-sorcerors	O
"	O
)	O
take	O
it	O
upon	O
themselves	O
to	O
rid	O
Skara	O
Brae	O
of	O
Mangar	O
's	O
influence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Cranford	O
developed	O
the	O
concept	O
,	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
programming	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
and	O
its	O
successor	O
game	O
(	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Destiny	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
)	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
design	O
by	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
(	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
Interplay	O
)	O
and	O
Roe	O
Adams	O
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cranford	O
and	O
Fargo	O
tried	O
to	O
improve	O
on	O
previous	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
in	O
many	O
areas	O
including	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
with	O
Cranford	O
pointing	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	O
version	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
fell	O
short	O
in	O
his	O
judgement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
included	O
references	O
to	O
Jesus	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
,	O
and	O
all	O
but	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
names	O
in	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
II	I-Device
are	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
New	O
Testament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
falling-out	O
with	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
decided	O
to	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
college	O
to	O
study	O
philosophy	O
and	O
theology	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cranford	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
used	O
a	O
consultant	O
during	O
game	O
development	O
who	O
suggested	O
various	O
ideas	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
city	O
name	O
Skara	O
Brae	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
Ultima	B-Application
IV	I-Application
—	O
a	O
surprise	O
discovery	O
after	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
consultant	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
Ultima	B-Application
IV	I-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heineman	O
became	O
openly	O
critical	O
of	O
Cranford	O
in	O
later	O
years	O
,	O
saying	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
Cranford	O
,	O
after	O
doing	O
some	O
last	O
bugfixes	O
,	O
held	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
version	O
"	O
hostage	O
"	O
to	O
force	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
to	O
sign	O
a	O
publishing	O
contract	O
that	O
contained	O
a	O
clause	O
by	O
which	O
the	O
sequel	O
game	O
(	O
The	B-Device
Destiny	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
)	O
would	O
be	O
Cranford	O
's	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cranford	O
in	O
turn	O
called	O
Heineman	O
's	O
words	O
"	O
disparaging	O
slant	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
fiction	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
Heineman	O
(	O
"	O
a	O
storyteller	O
with	O
an	O
agenda	O
"	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
(	O
paraphrased	O
)	O
a	O
loner	O
who	O
"	O
sat	O
isolated	O
in	O
a	O
cubicle	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
room	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
n't	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
business	O
operations	O
,	O
nor	O
deeply	O
involved	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
would	O
not	O
know	O
all	O
the	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
compromise	O
was	O
found	O
,	O
Fargo	O
asked	O
Cranford	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
company	O
after	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Destiny	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
was	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Fargo	O
,	O
through	O
his	O
firm	O
inXile	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
started	O
making	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Barrows	I-Application
Deep	I-Application
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Cranford	O
was	O
invited	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
did	O
contribute	O
,	O
while	O
Heineman	O
offered	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
'	O
remastered	O
 '	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
three	O
games	O
for	O
modern	O
operating	O
systems	O
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Scorpia	O
in	O
1985	O
described	O
Bard	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
as	O
"	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
missed	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
well	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
Bard	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
high	O
adventure	O
...	O
is	O
one	O
we	O
recommend	O
for	O
your	O
software	O
library.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
1987	O
called	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
version	O
"	O
unquestionably	O
the	O
most	O
graphically	O
stunning	O
product	O
I	O
have	O
seen	O
on	O
any	O
Apple	O
computer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
,	O
was	O
favorably	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
rated	O
it	O
at	O
89%	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
appeal	O
to	O
general	O
gameplayers	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
will	O
enthrall	O
diehard	O
pixie	O
fans	O
 [ ... ] 	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
too	O
much	O
text	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
enough	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
to	O
convert	O
the	O
uncommitted.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Nice	O
combination	O
of	O
problem	O
solving	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
exploration	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
monochrome	O
graphics	O
and	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
largely	O
directed	O
towards	O
frequent	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
'	O
Sizzler	O
 '	O
award	O
and	O
rated	O
at	O
94%	O
by	O
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
magazine	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
1986	O
Christmas	O
Special	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.49	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
in	O
1988	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
,	O
honoring	O
those	O
games	O
rated	O
highly	O
over	O
time	O
by	O
readers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
the	O
89th	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
was	O
very	O
successful	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
best-selling	O
computer	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
at	O
407,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
non-Wizardry	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
game	O
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
 '	O
sales	O
,	O
especially	O
to	O
Commodore	O
64	O
users	O
who	O
could	O
not	O
play	O
Wizardry	B-Application
(	O
a	O
Commodore	O
version	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
until	O
1987	O
,	O
with	O
inferior	O
graphics	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
was	O
both	O
a	O
best-seller	O
and	O
a	O
critical	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
produced	O
two	O
official	O
sequels	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Construction	O
Set	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
of	O
all	O
three	O
classic	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
games	O
,	O
entitled	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
Trilogy	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
programmer	O
Rebecca	O
Heineman	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
overall	O
series	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
Tales	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Unknown	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
entitled	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
,	O
The	O
Archmage	O
's	O
Tale	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Thief	O
's	O
Tale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Bard	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
release	O
,	O
which	O
proclaimed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Tales	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Unknown	I-Device
,	O
Volume	O
I.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Cranford	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
an	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
agent	O
they	O
worked	O
with	O
had	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
city	O
name	O
(	O
Skara	O
Brae	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
a	O
real-life	O
settlement	O
in	O
prehistoric	O
Orkney	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
(	O
from	O
originally	O
:	O
Tale	O
of	O
the	O
Scarlet	O
Bard	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
The	B-Device
Destiny	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
was	O
never	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
The	O
Archmage	O
's	O
Tale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
IV	I-Application
became	O
an	O
unrelated	O
game	O
called	O
Dragon	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
(	O
1989	O
)	O
at	O
a	O
very	O
late	O
point	O
in	O
its	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
rights	O
issues	O
after	O
developer	O
Interplay	O
parted	O
ways	O
with	O
publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
and	O
storyline	O
were	O
changed	O
to	O
disassociate	O
it	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
(	O
who	O
created	O
maps	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Bard	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
games	O
and	O
directed	O
the	O
third	O
)	O
left	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
began	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
named	O
InXile	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
they	O
released	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
,	O
an	O
unrelated	O
,	O
console-style	O
,	O
top-down	O
,	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
which	O
pokes	O
fun	O
at	O
traditional	O
,	O
fantasy	O
,	O
and	O
role-playing	O
game	O
tropes	O
as	O
in	O
those	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
original	O
Bard	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
legal	O
loophole	O
allowed	O
InXile	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
name	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
evidently	O
planned	O
to	O
incorporate	O
more	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
still	O
owned	O
the	O
original	O
trademarks	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
series	O
itself	O
,	O
and	O
InXile	O
was	O
not	O
legally	O
allowed	O
to	O
use	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
or	O
locations	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
in	O
their	O
2004	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
Fargo	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
funded	O
through	O
crowdfunding	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Mage	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
InXile	O
in	O
2017	O
as	O
a	O
spinoff	O
game	O
using	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
concurrently	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
proper	O
fourth	O
installment	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
inXile	O
partnered	O
with	O
Rebecca	O
Heineman	O
and	O
her	O
company	O
Olde	O
Sküül	O
to	O
remaster	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
for	O
modern	O
personal	O
computers	O
running	O
mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
(	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
emulated	O
versions	O
offered	O
by	O
inXile	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krome	O
Studios	O
and	O
inXile	O
released	O
the	O
remastered	O
edition	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
remastered	O
The	O
Bard	B-Application
's	O
Trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
content	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
including	O
female	O
character	O
portraits	O
and	O
(	O
inconsequential	O
)	O
references	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
IV	I-Application
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
supports	O
Xbox	B-Device
Play	O
Anywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
novels	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
were	O
published	O
by	O
Baen	O
Books	O
during	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
books	O
had	O
little	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
their	O
existence	O
is	O
a	O
testament	O
to	O
how	O
influential	O
the	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
brand	O
had	O
become	O
.	O
</s>
