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: I smelled smoke in the air during my hike. Middle 1: I turned north but saw nothing. Middle 2: I turned north and that is when I saw it. Ending: Far in the distance I could see a fire growing.
Output:
2