TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Beginning: Jake was walking his dog. Middle 1: Jake dog ran off. Middle 2: Jake dog went to sleep. Ending: Jake was eventually able to catch his dog after it got tired.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Beginning: A man walked up to Corey as he pumped gas into his car. Middle 1: He hit Corey with a cashier's check for $10 million. Middle 2: He hit him on the head and stole his car. Ending: When Corey came to, both the man and his car were gone.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Beginning: Sam can't sleep at night. Middle 1: Sam got a new blanket. Middle 2: Sam got a new shrieking parrot. Ending: Sam believes that he is protected by the blanket and he sleeps well.

SOLUTION:
2