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.

Example Input: Beginning: Mary's son had been begging her to buy a certain video game. Middle 1: Mary finally bought him a bag of cheetos. Middle 2: Mary finally bought him the game. Ending: Her son played the game a few times before growing bored with it.
Example Output: 2

Example Input: Beginning: Johnny had been saving his money for a while. Middle 1: He wanted to buy new sneakers. Middle 2: He wanted to buy new sneakers but lost his money. Ending: When he finally bought his sneakers, he was so excited.
Example Output: 1

Example Input: Beginning: The neighborhood punks were messing with a girl. Middle 1: A boy tried to stop them. Middle 2: A boy watched them. Ending: But the punks beat him up.
Example Output:
1