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: Tommy heard his dog barking outside. Middle 1: Tommy's dog had been sprayed by a skunk. Middle 2: Tommy's dog had missed being sprayed by a skunk. Ending: No matter what they did, they couldn't get rid of the skunk smell!
1