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.

Beginning: Harry was going to go hiking last week. Middle 1: Harry bought a lot of gear but he needed more. Middle 2: Harry bought a lot of gear, but it rained that day. Ending: All that money spent ended up being for nothing.
2