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: An artist was painting an image of a boat in the water. Middle 1: The artist went with an inferior method with the art. Middle 2: The artist went with a different direction with the art. Ending: He loved the way that it turned out.
A:
2