diff --git a/.Main.hs.swp b/.Main.hs.swp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21d2f52
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diff --git a/Main.hs b/Main.hs
index 262d25e..b6a0ea2 100644
--- a/Main.hs
+++ b/Main.hs
@@ -73,28 +73,29 @@ data Based = Decode {
 
 -- helper functions
 
-convertToByteString :: String -> Either String BS.ByteString
-convertToByteString str =
-   case BSU.fromString str of
-     Just bs -> Right bs
-     Nothing -> Left "Failed to convert string to ByteString."
+-- convertToByteString :: String -> Either String C.ByteString
+-- convertToByteString str =
+--    case BSU.fromString str of
+--      Just bs -> Right bs
+     -- Nothing -> Left "Failed to convert string to ByteString."
 
-decodeFromBase91 :: C.ByteString -> Either String BS.ByteString
-   case B91.decode bs =
-      Just bs -> Right decoded
-      Nothing -> Left "Failed to decode from Base91."
+-- decodeFromBase91 :: C.ByteString -> Either String BS.ByteString
+-- decodeToBase91 decoded =
+--    case B91.decode of
+--       Just bs -> Right decoded
+--       Nothing -> Left "Failed to decode from Base91."
 
 
-encodeToBase64 :: C.ByteString -> Either String BS.ByteString
-encodeToBase64 bs =
-   case B64.encode bs of
-     encoded | BS.null encoded -> Left "Failed to encode base64."
-             | otherwise -> Right encoded
+-- encodeToBase64 :: C.ByteString -> Either String BS.ByteString
+-- encodeToBase64 bs =
+--    case B64.encode bs of
+--      encoded | BS.null encoded -> Left "Failed to encode base64."
+--              | otherwise -> Right encoded
 
-decodeFromBase64 :: C.ByteString -> Either String BS.ByteString
+decodeFromBase64 :: C.ByteString -> Either String C.ByteString
 decodeFromBase64 bs =
    case B64L.decodeLenient bs of 
-     decoded | BS.null decoded -> Left "Failed to decode from base64."
+     decoded | C.null decoded -> Left "Failed to decode from base64."
              | otherwise -> Right decoded
              -- | otherwise -> Right (BSU.toString decoded)
      -- Left err -> Left $ "Failed to decode from base64: " ++ err
@@ -111,31 +112,31 @@ octToInt (x : xs) = x + 8 * octToInt xs
 -- base functions
 -- without the show func, sequences like \n will not be shown as characters but will be executed as newline
 
--- dec91 = C.unpack . B91.decode
-dec91 :: C.ByteString -> Either String String
-dec91 input = do
-   decoded <- decodeFromBase91 input
-   -- return $ C.unpack decoded
-   -- is the same as
-   return (C.unpack decoded)
+dec91 = C.unpack . B91.decode
+-- dec91 :: C.ByteString -> Either String String
+-- dec91 input = do
+--    decoded <- decodeFromBase91 input
+--    -- return $ C.unpack decoded
+--    -- is the same as
+--    return (C.unpack decoded)
    
 enc91 = B91.encode . BSU.fromString
 dec85 = C.unpack . U.fromRight . B85.decode . BSU.fromString
 enc85 = C.unpack . B85.encode . BSU.fromString
 
 -- dec64 = C.unpack . B64L.decodeLenient . BSU.fromString
-dec64 :: String -> Either String String
-dec64 input = do
-   byteString <- convertToByteString input
-   decoded <- decodeFromBase64 byteString
-   return $ BSU.toString decoded
+dec64 :: String -> String
+dec64 input =
+   case decodeFromBase64 (BSU.fromString input) of
+     Right  byteString -> C.unpack byteString
+     Left errMsg -> "Error: " ++ errMsg
 
--- enc64 = C.unpack . B64.encode . BSU.fromString
-enc64 :: String -> Either String String
-enc64 input = do
-   byteString <- convertToByteString input
-   encoded <- encodeToBase64 byteString
-   return $ BS.unpack encoded
+enc64 = C.unpack . B64.encode . BSU.fromString
+-- enc64 :: String -> Either String String
+-- enc64 input = do
+--    byteString <- convertToByteString input
+--    encoded <- encodeToBase64 byteString
+--    return $ BS.unpack encoded
 
 dec64url = C.unpack . U.fromRight . B64U.decode . BSU.fromString
 enc64url = C.unpack . B64U.encode . BSU.fromString
diff --git a/based.cabal b/based.cabal
index bc4c7f0..3a2659d 100644
--- a/based.cabal
+++ b/based.cabal
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ library
   other-modules:
     -- Data.Bytes.Text.Ascii
   build-depends:
-    base ^>= 4.13.0.0,
-    byteslice == 0.2.6.0,
+    -- base ^>= 4.13.0.0,
+    base,
+    -- byteslice == 0.2.6.0,
+    byteslice,
   -- hs-source-dirs:
   default-language:    Haskell2010
 
@@ -20,14 +22,16 @@ executable based
   main-is:             Main.hs
   other-modules:       MyLib
   build-depends:
-    base ^>= 4.13.0.0,
+    -- base ^>= 4.13.0.0,
+    base,
     cmdargs,
     sandi,
     base62,
     base91,
     utf8-string,
     bytestring,
-    byteslice == 0.2.6.0,
+    -- byteslice == 0.2.6.0,
+    byteslice,
     either-unwrap,
     text-show,
     hxt,