Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Premise: The mountain loomed on the horizon. 
 Initial Context: They had their gear all packed, it was time to go. 
 Original Ending: It was a direct vertical ascent, almost 1000 feet straight up. They began slowly making their way up. The summit would take days, but they knew it would be worth it. 
 New ending: It was a direct vertical ascent, almost 1000 feet straight up. They didn't begin to slowly making their way up. The summit would take days, so they knew it would be worth it. 
Output (English): They turned back, intimidated.