Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: Universite de Montreal History Professor Dominique St. Arnaud tells Diane about new book on Idea of Happiness, Fact2: modern society 's fixation on self-indulgence is indicative of decline, Fact3: women work out at gym, Fact4: men and women talk about sex lives, Fact5: Most of women in circle of friends have had sex with Remy
Output (English): In an interview with CBC Radio, Universite de Montreal History Professor Dominique St. Arnaud tells Diane about her new book, Variations on the Idea of Happiness, which discusses her thesis that modern societys fixation on selfindulgence is indicative of its decline, predicting a collapse in the American Empire, of which Quebec is on the periphery. Several of Dominique and Dianes friends, mostly intellectual history professors at the university, prepare for a dinner later in the day, with the men at work in the kitchen while the women work out at the gym. As the dinner draws nearer, the men and women mainly talk about their sex lives, with the men being open about their adulteries, including Remy, who is married to Louise. Most of the women in the circle of friends have had sex with Remy, though he is not attractive, but they conceal this from Louise to spare her feelings. Louise has been to an orgy with Remy, but believes he is generally faithful to her in Montreal. The friends are also accepting of their homosexual friend Claude, who speaks about pursuing men reckless of fear of STDs, while secretly being fearful of having one. During the dinner party, the friends listen to Dominiques theories about the decline of society, with Louise expressing skepticism. To retaliate against Louise, Dominique reveals she has had sex with Remy and their friend Pierre, causing her to have an emotional meltdown. By morning, relationships have gone back to normal.