I want to know the answer to the following question:
What was the first step Bowers took in editing a single work with two versions?
All the background I'm provided with is that "Bowers's approach was to preserve the stylistic and literary changes of 1896, but to revert to the 1893 readings where he believed that Crane was fulfilling the publisher's intention rather than his own.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes