In this task your given two statements. You must judge whether the second sentence is the cause or effect of the first one. Label the instances as "cause" or "effect" based on your judgment. The sentences are separated by a newline character.

The ocean tide was dangerous.
The swimmers returned towards the shore.
effect

The community learned of the man's death.
His obituary appeared in the newspaper.
cause

The man signed the activists' petition.
He supported their cause.

cause