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 incoherent / implausible by indicating 1 or 2 in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes less sense.

Beginning: Wilber thought Mexico was part of the United States. Middle 1: Wilber did not understand the explanation. Middle 2: Wilber understood the explanation. Ending: Wilber is still hopelessly confused.
2

Beginning: Today is Hunter's birthday! Middle 1: Today he is thinking of proposing to his girlfriend but came to know that she had planned to skip town a few days earlier. Middle 2: today he is thinking of propsing his girlfriend but came to know that she was already got engaged few days early. Ending: Now Hunter can't wait for his next birthday!
1

Beginning: Two old men were sitting in rockers on the front porch. Middle 1: The old men played pranks on each other. Middle 2: The old men were asleep on the porch. Ending: The second man took off his socks and threw them at the first man.
2