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.

Beginning: I found a penny on the ground. Middle 1: The penny was tails side up. I ignorted it. Middle 2: The penny was tails side up. I picked it up. Ending: My luck had been bad ever since.
2

Beginning: Charlie got a bag of candy from his mom. Middle 1: Charlie took his mom outside with him. Middle 2: Charlie took the bag outside with him. Ending: Charlie forgot his bag outside and the dog ate all of his candy!
2

Beginning: Leslie wanted to save money on textbooks. Middle 1: Leslie's friend had already purchased the same text books. Middle 2: Leslie's friend had purchased totally different text books. Ending: She decided to photocopy all the pages from her friend's textbook.
1