In this task, you will be shown a short story with a beginning, two potential middles, and an ending. Your job is to choose the middle statement that makes the story coherent / plausible by writing "1" or "2" in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes most sense.

Example input: Beginning: Butch had a really old computer. Middle 1: Butch decided to order a new computer online. Middle 2: Butch noticed that a storm was approaching to his town. Ending: It arrived and Butch was much happier.
Example output: 1
Example explanation: People generally don't feel happy about natural disasters like storms. Therefore, we choose 1 in this case.
Q: Beginning: On the bus it was very crowded. Middle 1: the bus didn't have any open seats. Middle 2: The bus had one open seat that smelled aweful. Ending: As a result, no one sat in the open seat.
A:
2
In this task, you will be shown a short story with a beginning, two potential middles, and an ending. Your job is to choose the middle statement that makes the story coherent / plausible by writing "1" or "2" in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes most sense.

Example input: Beginning: Butch had a really old computer. Middle 1: Butch decided to order a new computer online. Middle 2: Butch noticed that a storm was approaching to his town. Ending: It arrived and Butch was much happier.
Example output: 1
Example explanation: People generally don't feel happy about natural disasters like storms. Therefore, we choose 1 in this case.
Q: Beginning: On the bus it was very crowded. Middle 1: the bus didn't have any open seats. Middle 2: The bus had one open seat that smelled aweful. Ending: As a result, no one sat in the open seat.
A:
user
2
assistant
In this task, you will be shown a short story with a beginning, two potential middles, and an ending. Your job is to choose the middle statement that makes the story coherent / plausible by writing "1" or "2" in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes most sense.

Example input: Beginning: Butch had a really old computer. Middle 1: Butch decided to order a new computer online. Middle 2: Butch noticed that a storm was approaching to his town. Ending: It arrived and Butch was much happier.
Example output: 1
Example explanation: People generally don't feel happy about natural disasters like storms. Therefore, we choose 1 in this case.
Q: Beginning: On the bus it was very crowded. Middle 1: the bus didn't have any open seats. Middle 2: The bus had one open seat that smelled aweful. Ending: As a result, no one sat in the open seat.
A:
2