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: Philip loved pretzels. Middle 1: One Christmas he got only pretzel and no chips. Middle 2: One Christmas he got no pretzels, only chips. Ending: He determined it was the worst Christmas ever.
A:
2