Instructions: 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.
Input: Beginning: Ethan went to the dentist to have his tooth pulled. Middle 1: Ethan was very afraid and the operation was not a painless success. Middle 2: Ethan was very afraid but the operation was a painless success. Ending: He and his mother went to Dairy Queen to celebrate.
Output:
2