Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: Joe works as barber in shop in Devon town alongside manicurist called, Fact2: Sally does not reciprocate Joe 's feelings, Fact3: Joe 's infatuation with Sally Despite develops into obsession Sally 's lack of interest and through misunderstanding involving floral buttonhole, Fact4: regular client at salon begins to woo Sally, Fact5: Harry comes into shop for regular and manicure and Joe notices following day
Output (English): Joe Henning works as a barber in a shop in a Devon town, alongside a manicurist called Sally Baring. He becomes infatuated with her and asks her out on a date; however the evening turns out awkwardly and it is clear that Sally does not reciprocate Joes feelings. Despite Sallys lack of interest and through a misunderstanding involving a floral buttonhole, Joes infatuation with her develops into obsession. Meanwhile, a regular client at the salon, young gentleman farmer Harry Schlettow, begins to woo Sally, who is much more receptive to his attentions. The couple begin seeing each other, and one evening arrange to go to the local cinema. Unknown to them they are stalked by the jealous and overwrought Joe, who sits behind them and is forced to witness their obvious happiness together, eventually rushing out of the cinema in despair. The following day Harry comes into the shop for his regular shave and manicure, and Joe notices that Sally is wearing an engagement ring. A verbal confrontation between Joe and Harry escalates into a physical struggle, during which Harry is slashed by Joes cutthroat razor. Sally is convinced that Joe had deliberately tried to kill his rival, and following his arrest and trial Joe is convicted of attempted murder. Vowing revenge on Sally and Harry, he is sentenced to a lengthy term of incarceration at the notorious Dartmoor Prison. Some years later, Joe succeeds in escaping from the prison, and makes his way across the bleak Dartmoor landscape towards the isolated cottage where Sally and Harry, since married and with a young son, now live. At night he surprises Sally outside her home where she, now feeling remorseful about her role in his imprisonment, takes pity on him and offers him a hiding place. Harry returns, and there follows an awkward but genuine reconciliation between Harry and Joe, climaxing with Harrys decision to assist Joes escape. However, on the point of escape, Joe abandons the enterprise and initiates a rush to the cottage that he knows will draw attention and lead to his death. The guards posted at the farm shoot him, and he dies in Sallys arms.