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.

Input: Consider Input: Beginning: My friends and I play a lot of video games. Middle 1: my friend died today. Middle 2: My friend recommended a new game. Ending: We play Minecraft every day now.

Output: 2

Input: Consider Input: Beginning: Horatio had always been afraid of eating a raw oyster. Middle 1: Horatio ate one and felt sick. Middle 2: Horatio ate five and loved them. Ending: He decided not to eat anymore.

Output: 1

Input: Consider Input: Beginning: I needed to take a shower the other day. Middle 1: But my sister would not get out of the bathroom. Middle 2: My sister wasn't home. Ending: She had been in there for two hours.
Output: 1