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.
Q: Beginning: Peter want fishing along the lake. Middle 1: Peter learned that there were more fish in the nearby river. Middle 2: Peter learned that there were no fish in the nearby river. Ending: Nowadays, Peter does not fish as much by the lake.
A:
1