(
 ~bjorklund = {
    arg steps,numBeats;
    var beat = Array(steps);
    var remainder = steps-numBeats;
    var remaindersToPop = numBeats;

    //initialize array
    steps.do{|i| if (i < numBeats) { beat.add([1]); } {beat.add([0]); }};

    //transform the array
    while ({ remainder > 0 } , {
        remaindersToPop = min(remaindersToPop,remainder);
        remaindersToPop.do { |i| beat[i] = [beat[i],beat.pop].flatten; };
        remainder = beat.size - remaindersToPop;
    });

    beat.flatten;

 };

)