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: Bob was shopping at the mall. Middle 1: Bob didn't see anything he wanted. Middle 2: Bob saw something he wanted. Ending: Alas, he had insufficient funds.
2