premise: John couldn't wash his clothes because his washing machine was broken.
initial: John didn't know how to fix washing machines.
counterfactual: John took the machine to the dump and stopped at the laundromat on the way home.
original_ending: He bought a book to tell him how to repair it. He changed the fan belt. When he plugged it back in, it worked.
edited_ending: He bought a new washing machine.He installed the new machine when it arrived.When he plugged it in, it worked.<SEP>He should have bought a book to tell him how to repair it.He could have changed the fan belt.When he plugged it back in, it would have worked.<SEP>John didn't bother to buy a new washing machine.He made it a habit to just visit the laundromat weekly.John found it more convenient and fast.