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Under the heading, “be careful what you wish for, you might just get it,” the satisfaction Democrats, other leftist organizations and their media allies derived from President Donald Trump’s decision to disband the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, led by Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, may be short-lived.

Not that they get it — yet. Thus, the reliably feverish Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reiterated the Left’s tiresome tropes that ensuring the integrity of American elections constitutes “a front to suppress the vote” and an effort to “perpetrate dangerous and baseless claims.” Schumer further insisted the Committee’s disbandment demonstrates that “ill-founded proposals that just appeal to a narrow group of people won’t work, and we hope they’ll learn this lesson elsewhere.”

Schumer’s assertion that protecting elections resonates solely with a “narrow group” is laughable. A 2015 CBS News poll revealed a majority of Americans considered voter fraud to be fairly widespread, and a 2016 Gallup poll revealed a whopping 80% of Americans favor requiring voters to provide _photo ID_ to cast a ballot. Moreover, a 2007 Gallup poll _and_ a 2012 Washington Post poll both revealed more Americans are concerned with voter fraud than voter suppression.

So why did Trump shut down the Commission? “Despite substantial evidence of voter fraud, many states have refused to provide the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity with basic information relevant to its inquiry,” Trump said in a brief statement last Wednesday. “Rather than engage in endless legal battles at taxpayer expense, today I signed an executive order to dissolve the Commission, and have asked the Department of Homeland Security to review these issues and determine next courses of action.”

Leftists will likely regret the shift and fittingly, they have only themselves to blame. As columnist Thomas Lifson explains, Democrats made so-called Russian hacking of the election “a national security issue. This opens the door for DHS — armed with far more investigatory power than any commission might exercise — to go full bore at election fraud,” he writes. “President Trump tried it the nice way, only to encounter obstruction. Now it is time for Plan B, and I am pretty sure that Democrats will not like it at all.”

Kobach, who led the Commission along with Pence, was equally explicit. “What’s happening is a tactical shift where the mission of the commission is being handed off to Homeland Security without the stonewalling by Democrats,” he stated. Kobach also hammered reliably leftist organizations like the ACLU and the NAACP, along with congressional Democrats and their Commission members, who attempted undermine its work at every turn. “They have absolutely no interest in stopping voter fraud,” Kobach declared. “It’s truly extraordinary that one party in our system has made clear that they don’t care.”

The most critical aspect of the change? Leftists who often use the courts to get what they want (or prevent that which they don’t) will no longer have that option. “The investigation will continue. And it will continue more efficiently and more effectively,” Kobach warned. “By throwing their food in the air, [Democrats] just lost their seat at the table.”

At least eight lawsuits have been filed against the Commission, largely based on accusations that asking for state voter data, much of which is on the public record, violated open-records laws, or breached privacy protections. Moreover, Democrat Commission member and Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap filed his own lawsuit, accusing the commission of hiding information from him. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly partially agreed, saying the panel should provide him the requested documents.

Despite the commission being disbanded, Dunlap insists it still has to honor the judge’s decision. “I didn’t want to go to court,” he told The Daily Signal. “All I wanted, honest to God, was to participate and get an answer to all of my questions.”

Dunlap was also concerned about the change of course. “How many driver’s licenses has Homeland Security issued?” he asked rhetorically. “None. How many elections has Homeland Security run? None.”

Despite Dunlap’s take, DHS’s outsider status is a _good_ thing. Driver’s licenses? Twelve states — California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Vermont and Washington, plus the District of Columbia — allow _illegal aliens_ to obtain driver’s licenses. Of those 12, only Utah favored Trump in the 2016 election. Only three — Washington, Nevada and Hawaii — were willing to provide the Commission with any information.

As for running an election, Americans might be shocked to discover that at least 38 states currently or will soon allow voters to register online, and 14 currently or will soon permit voters to register on Election Day. Moreover, according to Ballotpedia, 34% of the states have no ID requirement to vote, 24% have non-strict, non-photo voter ID laws, 20% have non-strict, photo ID laws, 6% have strict, non-photo ID laws, and 16% have strict, photo ID laws.

In other words, there is ample opportunity to commit voter fraud.

Nonetheless, Democrats would have Americans believe lax registration and voting procedures, coupled with wholesale resistance to investigations, has a non-existent or marginal impact on the integrity of elections. Moreover, they insist any effort to conduct an investigation that would either reveal fraud — or the lack thereof that would _validate_ their assertions — amounts to “a wild-goose chase for voter fraud, demonizing the very American voters whom we should all be helping to participate — with the not-so-secret goal of making voting harder with unnecessary barriers,” according to Dale Ho, director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project.

That would be the same ACLU whose executive director, Anthony D. Romero, called for the DOJ “to appoint a special prosecutor to independently investigate the Trump campaign’s ties to Russian interference in November’s election and for Congress to create a select committee, akin to the Watergate select committee, to ensure an adequate and public resolution of this crisis” — to “preserve our constitutional values.”

Thus, some allegations of voter fraud are “more equal than others.” And despite Democrat denials, the Commission did document 8,471 cases of double-voting in elections in 21 states, and 938 voter fraud convictions since 2000. Moreover, the same Democrats who have issues with the DHS’s current effort to supersede their resistance, had no problem when Obama administration DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson determined that state election systems were “critical infrastructure,” requiring federal oversight due to “hacking” concerns — despite no evidence of hacking.

Again for leftists, hacking by extra-national entities is highly problematic, but “hacking” by thousands of potentially ineligible or double voting individuals, including “extra-nationals” (read: illegals), is no problem at all.

In short, the Democrat Party’s stance on investigations of voter fraud is highly selective. Any DHS investigations that might prove inimical to their interests amounts to “disenfranchisement,” while any investigation that even hints at delegitimizing the current president — courtesy of a Special Counsel armed with extra-constitutional power — must be pursued with unrelenting vigor.

How Democrats miss the searing irony that the special counsel’s investigation provides a powerful justification for the DHS’s investigation is anyone’s guess.

Let the proverbial chips fall where they may.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize what the article has to say about voter fraud.

answer: The article states that more Americans are concerned with voter fraud than voter suppression. Voter fraud was considered fairly widespread in a 2015 CBS News poll. The article also states that there is ample opportunity to commit voter fraud.

text: Summarize that despite what Trump finds to be evidence of voter fraud, he had to shut down the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity due to some sates not providing basic information relevant to its inquiry.

refinement: The article states that more Americans are concerned with voter fraud than voter suppression. Voter fraud was considered fairly widespread in a 2015 CBS News poll. The article also states that there is ample opportunity to commit voter fraud. Despite what Trump finds to be evidence of voter fraud, he had to shut down the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity due to some sates not providing basic information relevant to its inquiry.

text: It's omitted the author finds the Democrats view on voter fraud to only fit what serves them.

refinement: The article states that more Americans are concerned with voter fraud than voter suppression. Voter fraud was considered fairly widespread in a 2015 CBS News poll. The article also states that there is ample opportunity to commit voter fraud. Despite what Trump finds to be evidence of voter fraud, he had to shut down the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity due to some sates not providing basic information relevant to its inquiry. On another note, the author finds the Democrats view on voter fraud to only fit what serves them.

answer: The article states that more Americans are concerned with voter fraud than voter suppression. Voter fraud was considered fairly widespread in a 2015 CBS News poll. The article also states that there is ample opportunity to commit voter fraud. There are 8,471 cases of double-voting in elections in 21 states, and 938 voter fraud convictions since 2000.

answer: According to the article, voter fraud is a widespread issue that is not being adequately addressed by the government. Voter fraud can be perpetrated by illegal immigrants and by double voting. The article criticizes the Democrats for opposing the investigation of voter fraud, and claims that the investigation will continue more efficiently now that the DHS will be conducting it.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize why Democrats think their policies on voting procedures are right, according to the author.

answer: The article does not discuss the reasons why Democrats think their policies are right.

answer: No answer

answer: Democrats think that their policies on voting procedures are right because they think that the integrity of American elections is a front to suppress the vote and perpetuate dangerous and baseless claims.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize why voter fraud is so inextricably tied to Republican ideals.

answer: Voter fraud is tied to Republican ideals because it is a way to delegitimize the Democratic Party.

text: The text doesn't explain why this is. It would be better to say "no answer".

answer: No answer

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Explain how leftists previously used the courts to get what they want, according to the author.

answer: According to the author, leftists used the courts to get what they want or prevent that which they don't by filing lawsuits against the commission.

answer: According to the author, leftists used the courts to get what they want or prevent that which they don't.


split: test

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R. SHANKAR is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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title: R. Shankar (politician)

question: Who is R. Shankar?

answer: An Indian politician.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician." confirms the answer.

answer: R. Shankar is an Indian politician who was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in the 2018 election.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician." confirms that R. Shankar is an Indian politician.

text: "He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election..." is evidence of his election.

answer: R. Shankar is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly who was elected for the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of R. Shankar's political career.

question: Where was Shankar elected to?

answer: R. Shankar was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of R. Shankar's election.

answer: To the Karnataka Legislative Assembly

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of R. Shankar's election.

answer: R Shankar was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of R. Shankar's election.

question: Which party was Shankar a member of when elected?

answer: According to the passage, Shankar was elected as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of R. Shankar's party affiliations.

answer: According to the passage, R. Shankar was a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party when he was elected.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of R. Shankar's party affiliations.

answer: The Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of R. Shankar's party affiliations.

question: What year was Shankar elected?

answer: 2018.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of the year of his election.

answer: 2018.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of the year of his election.

answer: He was elected in the 2018 elections.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of the year of his election.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: R. Shankar is a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party, and was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2018.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." gives the region he is from.

refinement: R. Shankar is a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party, and was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in 2018.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of his political career.

answer: R. Shankar is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." points to R. Shankar being elected in 2018.

refinement: R. Shankar was elected as member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2018 representing the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." proves R. Shankar is from Ranebennur.

refinement: R. Shankar was elected as member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in 2018 representing the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of his political career.

answer: R. Shankar is a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party and was recently elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of the year of his appointment.

refinement: R. Shankar is a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party and was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2018.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." proves R. Shankar is from Ranebennur.

refinement: R. Shankar is a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party and was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly rom Ranebennur in 2018.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of his political career.

answer: R. Shankar is a recent lawmaker from the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party, with a background in engineering.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is proof of his election to the Legislative Assembly.

refinement: R. Shankar is a lawmaker from the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party that has been elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2018, with a background in engineering.

text: No evidence is given of R. Shankar's background in engineering and it is not relevant to his election.

refinement: R. Shankar is a lawmaker from the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party that has been elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2018.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of his political career.

answer: R. Shankar is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, representing Ranebennur as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is proof of the year of his election.

refinement: R. Shankar was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2018, representing Ranebennur as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." is evidence of his political career.

answer: R. Shankar is an Indian politician and member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party whom was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2018.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." proves R. Shankar is from Ranebennur.

refinement: R. Shankar is an Indian politician and member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party whom was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in 2018.

text: "R. Shankar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party." proves R. Shankar's political career.


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A short story by Corbin Willmorth

I am writing this down now.

 I know this might sound bad out of context, but I think I have found a new look on how I view life. I mean that I am happy. Like, truly happy. It is all because of this tea that I drank. It is made up Chacruna Leaves and Syrian Rue.

Anyway, I drank this tea, which honestly tasted like shit and made me wanna throw up for the first 30 minutes, and after about 45 or so minutes I started to laugh. I started laughing about fucking everything! I laughed about how huge my pupils were, I laughed at how small my hand looked, I laughed at the movie I was watching (it was the onion movie for those who were wondering), and I laughed at myself. I realized in that moment that I was happy. I was completely shocked at how happy I was. I looked at myself in the mirror and realized I was smiling. SMILING! This was the first time in literally a whole year that I had seen myself genuinely smile.

I’m gonna get real here for a moment. I’ve had an incredibly shitty year. Literally since day one of 2018. On January 1st, I lost a very dear loved one. My grandma, to get into the spacifics. I lost my mother at a very young age, and most my contact with her family, and my grandmother became my new mother figure. I was always honest, sharing my feelings with her and telling her everything. There are so many things I wish I should have told her. When she died I went into this very deep depression. I pushed away my friends and I just stayed in bed and cried. I just wanted to die and make my feelings go away. It was fucking miserable. I can’t even describe it completely. It was the suckiest of suck I have felt in my life.

And then, I moved. I moved 200 miles away from my hometown of Snoqualmie, Washington, a town just 40 miles west of Seattle, to Chewelah, Washington, a small town 80 miles north of Spokane. I moved away from all my friends and family, and it made me even sadder. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any suckier, it did.

However, drinking that tea made me realize how much I worried too much. I worried too much about what other people thought of me. I worried too much about what was in my future. I just fucking hated that I worried about pointless shit. Sure, my life was shitty, but I’ve come to realize that it’s all okay. It’s okay that I felt awful, I understand how hard my life was up until this point.

It’s December 1st, fifteen days away from my 18th birthday. I think that it is finally time that I moved forward. I need to stop worrying about the past and about the future. I just need to focus on what is happening now. Stop thinking. Just do. Do it. Do what makes you happy. If you love music, start a band, fuck it! If you like writing, write! My point is, just take life at your own pace. Stop stressing over what ever it is that has you so worried. Take time out of your day to think about yourself.

Sure, you might want to call me names because I found happiness in drugs, but the point of my, you could call it an essay, was to make a point about that. Yes, DMT made me super fucking happy for like six hours. What I want to do from now on is find things in the real world that makes me happy. I need to stop relying on drugs. I might not quit drugs completely, seeing as how I wanna be a legal marijuana grower (because in the state of Washington you can make over $100k a year by growing weed for a cannabis company). I’ve done drugs, I’ve been there, I’ve seen things. Of all the things I’ve seen, I now know that one thing is clear. I’m happy. I’m happy because I stopped worrying.

If you managed to read this whole thing, I would like to thank you. Yes, I am speaking directly to you, the person reading this. Thank you for taking time out of your day. Thank you for listening to what I had to say. I know you must be busy. You have a life, I get it. But you actually took five minutes out of your busy life to listen to some 18 year old hippy talk about his shitty life. Thank you for caring. It’s nice that people care about things. Anyway, it’s 1:29AM right now, I should get some sleep.

title: [NF] The Key to Happiness

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the article say about drugs?

answer: The narrator drank a tea made up of Chacruna Leaves and Syrian Rue. The tea tasted like shit and made him want to throw up for the first 30 minutes. After 45 minutes, he started laughing about everything. He realized that he was happy. He was completely shocked at how happy he was. He realized that he worried too much about what other people thought of him. He realized that he needed to stop relying on drugs. He wanted to be a legal marijuana grower.

text: The response discusses more about how the narrator feels than the drugs themselves.

refinement: The narrator drank a tea made up of Chacruna Leaves and Syrian Rue. He realized that he needed to stop relying on drugs. He wanted to be a legal marijuana grower.

answer: The narrator has tried many drugs, but he doesn't want to rely on them anymore. He thinks it's time to focus on the real world. He wants to be a legal marijuana grower.

answer: The narrator drank a tea made up of Chacruna Leaves and Syrian Rue. The tea tasted like shit and made him want to throw up for the first 30 minutes. After 45 minutes, he started laughing about everything. He realized that he was happy. He was completely shocked at how happy he was. He realized that he worried too much about what other people thought of him. He realized that he needed to stop relying on drugs.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the article say about LSD?

answer: The passage does not talk about LSD.

answer: No answer


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I sensed a change in the barometric pressure before it hit. The merciless July heat tapered off as a welcome breeze lightly caressed my cheek. If a person stood in the shade for too long, they might have mistaken it for a perfect spring day. The birds were singing. It felt fantastic to be alive but it was a saccharine moment. An ugly storm was on the horizon.

Prior to that, I’d been sipping cool lemonade on the front porch in my Adirondack chair. I heard a distant thunderclap which threatened to quash the temperate afternoon fantasy. The approaching storm drifted closer and I wondered if it was cause for alarm. Living in ‘tornado alley’, it’s always in the back of my mind. The clouds turned dark purple and then an ugly shade of gray. Only in hindsight did I learn what terror it carried within.

Not wanting to get soaked, I went inside to avoid the upcoming cloud burst. No sooner than I had closed the door, heavy droplets started pinging the rooftop. The melodic tempo was soothing at first but as the intensity increased, its gentle rhythm was lost. Not only did the rain intensify, but the atmospheric theatrics took my breath away. Angry bolts of lightning menaced the sky. I was glad to be inside.

Then the hail came. First it was mixed with rain. It would’ve been easy to mistake it for just larger raindrops. Soon however, the ice pellets were the size of golf balls. They savagely pounded the roof. Then I heard my car windshield shatter from the merciless barrage. Even my house windows were not immune. They were under attack as the wind flung the frozen projectiles sideways at them.

A look out of my picture window brought a far worse sight. In the distance was the unmistakable shape of a deadly funnel. It slowly descended to the ground and started destroying everything in its wake. I judged it to be less than two miles away and closing fast. At that distance, I couldn’t outrun it and risked fleeing directly into it’s path, if it changed direction. I had to take cover at home and hope for the best.

The storm grew so ferocious I feared my house would collapse before the tornado even arrived. The walls shook and shuddered. The rising wail of a ‘train whistle’ filled the air. I opened up the windows since they would blow out if the inside wasn’t depressurized. I prepared for the inevitable. Death was on a collision course and nothing could stop it from happening. It slithered toward me as if to wipe away my entire existence. I strongly suspected it might do just that. A thousand bittersweet memories flooded my mind. The roar of the whirling wind drowned out my screams until the maelstrom arrived at my doorstep.

In the eye of the tornado I had a moment of clarity amid the chaos. I watched as debris flew by in a blur. I fully expected to see my roof fly off and the walls shred away. Instead, a pale column of smoke began to seep in through the open window. My fear was already at the limits of human endurance. I was too distracted about the immanent devastation to worry about a strange fog swirling around my home. That is, until it began to separate into distinctively humanoid shapes!

Before my disbelieving eyes, three faceless forms hovered and drifted around the room. The unexplained ‘wraiths’ almost seemed to be assessing the situation. Were they supernatural agents of death? Was the tornado a vehicle for them; or was the storm itself their physical manifestation? Whether they were angels or demons from Hell, I didn’t know. Obviously I tried to avoid drawing any attention to myself. I couldn’t imagine things getting worse than having to deal with a mindless twister but having three spirits officiate it upped the ante.

Regardless of my stealth, they knew I was there; cowering in the corner for a completely new reason. There was a brief hesitation among them as they descended upon me. I could hear shingles being torn from the roof but my sole focus was those three uninvited guests, hovering less than ten feet away. It was positively terrifying. I’ve never been a religious man but it was impossible to deny the supernatural event unfolding in my living room. The irony is that I didn’t expect to survive long enough to share my experience.

My three visitors were stationary for the moment. I felt their somber attention upon me but with no eyes, there was nowhere to focus my view. Their faceless gaze and ashen features chilled me to the bone. I sensed that I was being judged. To what degree or for what reasons, I had no idea. I did my best to project an air of innocence, good will and benevolence. How I came to be faced with not one, but two deadly trials in a single day, I couldn’t imagine.

In perhaps the most expressive form of non-verbal communication I had ever seen, the ethereal ‘judge’ to my left slowly turned a downy shade of virgin white. The full meaning of this gesture escaped me until the middle ‘judge’ also changed its translucent hue. To my great dismay, to that of a blackened lump of coal. Of the three overseers present, it appeared I had one vote for, and one vote against me in this macabre tornado court.

It seemed like an eternity until the final judgment was rendered. Slowly, the third otherworldly spirit took on the same light coloration as the first. The symbolic message I took from the proceeding was that I had been exonerated by a narrow majority vote. The three ‘judges’ drifted back into one unified pillar of smoke and left just as ‘it’ had come.

Outside, the tornado dissipated back to nothingness. The sky above cleared back to normal in a matter of minutes. With the exception of an obvious trail of destruction leading straight to my home, I could hardly believe it even happened. It was like a bad dream. I’m eternally thankful that the three storm judges were favorable to me.

title: [FN] ‘Judgement by three’

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

According to the passage, where did the three alien beings come from?

answer: It is unclear where they came from, but it is clear they came from the tornado.

text: The answer is contradictory.

answer: They came from the tornado.

answer: The three aliens came from the tornado.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Why was the narrator not surprised at the arrival and magnitude of the storm?

answer: They live in a place that often gets tornados and hail storms.

answer: Because he lives in tornado alley.

answer: They live in a place that often gets tornados and hail storms.


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Someday I want to be able to walk the earth, just like the greatest minds through history have. Think about it, Albert Einstein, Julius Caesar, Isaac Newton and in the future, me, Mike the fish. It will happen, i am fully convinced it will. I just need to find out how to get up there.

Some people might wonder why, but the answer is very simple... Fish, are not particulary smart. I have yet to meet a fish whom I can have an intellegent discussion with. It seems that noone possess a deeper mind, a more profound way of thinking. I have searched every corner of the Atlantic ocean for answers. I have talked to every kind of creature that exists in this otherwise marvelous place, only to be met with more questions. All they seem to care about is food and procreation, what about the big questions. What about the purpose of evolution. What about the fearful afterlife. To fish or not to fish?

To me it is obvious that I need to find a way to get up there, with the land-fauna, or at least that is what I call them. Although, I'm sure they have a more sophisticated name for themselves.
If you wonder how I know that they are smarter than fish, it is because I have seen it.   I have seen their faces, their tall and not very fine prospected faces. Most of them have have big goggles surrounding their small marble eyes. Some have this big plastic gadget in their mouth that produces bubbles every once in a while. I'm certain that the goggles and the bubble-gizmo is of external constructions and not a natural part of their body, however I do not know what their purpose is. At first, I believed that the mouth-device was used for them to breathe under water. To my surprise, I some time later found out that they can indeed breathe in this, to them, foreign realm.
I know because I have met a land-fauna who did not have a mouth-gizmo. It was somewhere in the southwest Atlantic, not too far from the shore. I was of course thrilled to see him, however as it seemed, unresponded. He was rather rude to me to be honest. I introduced myself but he did not respond. He just stared at me with his seemingly fearful eyes. His pale white face appeared to be apathetic to my presence. He was not moving a single limb, he was not responding to anything I did. He did not put an effort to communicate. Not even a single bubble. There was not much I could do, so I left.

I suppose land-faunas can be as dumb as fish.

I have a plan on how to reach the other realm. The only problem is that it is slightly, just slightly based on luck. The plan itself is rather simple, it does not require much of me. The plan is as follows:
1. Find the right land-fauna.
2. Get the land-fauna to pick me up.
3. Use land-faunas ship to travel to shore.
4. Find answers.

See it is very simple.

I have seen land-faunas use these lines with a shiny metal figure on the end of it. I reckon it is to give us fish opportunity to get to the upper realm. I need to search long enough and not give up. Tenacity is the key to success, is what my father used to say, he was great fish.

Right there! My fate has finally crossed the path of the right land-fauna. He is the one. His line is right over there. I swim ferociously to it, I will not miss this opportunity. I examine the metal figure thoroughly. It is quite sharp and the only way to grip it is with my mouth. The metal figure pierce through my jaw. The excruciating pain that ensues is beyond comprehension, however not in vain. The line is rising, it is working. We are going towards the surface. I try to ignore the pain as much as possible, I drown the taste of blood with the soothing thought of lifelong fulfillment. Slowly but surely we reach above the surface. There he is, the land-fauna in his rightful realm. Majestic. My head is dizzy and it is getting darker. It must be from the pain and the loss of blood. I just hope he hurries to get aid.

I will be greater than Mozart, Julius Caesar and Albert Einstein combined. I am Mike the fish, is the last thought before everything disappears.

title: [MF] Mike The Fish

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: Mike the fish.

answer: The narrator is Mike, a fish who wants to be able to walk on land like the smartest people in history. He plans to use a line to be picked up by a land-fauna, in order to find the answers he is looking for.

text: Excess information in the second sentence

refinement: The narrator is Mike, a fish who wants to be able to walk on land like the smartest people in history.

text: No content

answer: Mike the fish is the narrator. He thinks he is the smartest fish in the Atlantic.

question: What is the setting of the story?

text: No content

answer: The story takes place in the Atlantic Ocean.

answer: The story takes place in the ocean.

answer: The Atlantic Ocean is the setting of the story.

question: What is the plan?

answer: The plan is for the fish to get picked up by a land-fauna, and then use the land-fauna's ship to travel to shore in order to find answers.

answer: The plan is to find a land-fauna, get them to pick him up, use their ship to travel to shore, and find answers.

text: No content

refinement: The plan is to find a land-fauna, get them to pick him up, use their ship to travel to shore, and find answers.

answer: Mike the fish wants to find a way to get up the land and live with the "land-fauna". He knows that sometimes the "land-fauna" throw a line, with shiny objects attached, into the water to give fish an opportunity to reach the upper realm. He just needs to be diligent about finding one.

question: Is there a conflict in the story? Is it resolved?

answer: There is a conflict in the story. The conflict is resolved when the fish is rescued by the land-fauna.

text: He is not rescued by the Land Fauna

refinement: There is a conflict in the story as the protagonist, Mike, is trying to get to the "upper realm" where the "land-fauna" live, in order to find answers to the "big questions." However, the journey is not without its obstacles, as Mike must overcome the pain of being pierced by a metal figure in order to be lifted to the surface. The conflict is not resolved by the end of the story, as Mike's fate is left unknown.

answer: There is a conflict in the story as the protagonist, Mike, is trying to get to the "upper realm" where the "land-fauna" live, in order to find answers to the "big questions." However, the journey is not without its obstacles, as Mike must overcome the pain of being pierced by a metal figure in order to be lifted to the surface. The conflict is not resolved by the end of the story, as Mike's fate is left unknown.

answer: The conflict is that the narrator wants to get to the land-fauna's realm. He tries to get a land-fauna to pick him up and use his ship to travel to shore. He succeeds, but the pain is too much and he loses consciousness.

answer: Finding the "land-fauna's" line is difficult. He finds one, inspects it carefully, and notices the metal piece is very sharp. Knowing the only way to grab it is with his mouth, he decides the pain will be worth it. He bites the hook and is taken the upper realm.

text: Does not address the conflict question

refinement: There is a conflict in the story as the protagonist, Mike, is trying to get to the "upper realm" where the "land-fauna" live, in order to find answers to the "big questions." However, the journey is not without its obstacles, as Mike must overcome the pain of being pierced by a metal figure in order to be lifted to the surface. The conflict is not resolved by the end of the story, as Mike's fate is left unknown.

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

answer: Mike the Fish is a fish who wants to be able to walk the earth like the greatest minds through history have. He has searched every corner of the Atlantic ocean for answers, but has only been met with more questions. He has seen the faces of the land-fauna, and knows that they are smarter than fish. He has a plan to reach the other realm, but it is based on luck.

text: We do not hear the ending of the story in the final sentence

refinement: Mike the Fish is a fish who wants to be able to walk the earth like the greatest minds through history have. He has searched every corner of the Atlantic ocean for answers, but has only been met with more questions. He has seen the faces of the land-fauna, and knows that they are smarter than fish. He has a plan to reach the other realm, but when he bites on a fisherman's hook to be taken there, he loses a lot of blood and passes out. It is implied he dies.

answer: The protagonist, Mike the fish, is determined to find a way to reach the "upper realm" inhabited by land-fauna, as he believes they are smarter than fish. He eventually succeeds in catching a line thrown by a land-fauna, but is injured in the process. He passes out before he can find out what happens next. From the description, it seems that Mike's plan was successful, and he is on his way to finding the answers he seeks.

text: He is not successful it is implied that he dies

refinement: The protagonist, Mike the fish, is determined to find a way to reach the "upper realm" inhabited by land-fauna, as he believes they are smarter than fish. He eventually succeeds in catching a line thrown by a land-fauna, but is injured in the process. He passes out before he can find out what happens next. From the description, it seems that he dies having been caught by a fisherman.

answer: Mike the fish is the narrator. He thinks he is the smartest fish in the Atlantic. Mike the fish wants to find a way to get up the land and live with the "land-fauna". He knows that sometimes the "land-fauna" throw a line, with shiny objects attached, into the water to give fish an opportunity to reach the upper realm. He just needs to be diligent about finding one. He sees his chance, and decides to bite on the sharp, painful metal object. He's taken to the upper realm.

text: Need to add in his death at the end

refinement: Mike the fish is the narrator. He thinks he is the smartest fish in the Atlantic. Mike the fish wants to find a way to get up the land and live with the "land-fauna". He knows that sometimes the "land-fauna" throw a line, with shiny objects attached, into the water to give fish an opportunity to reach the upper realm. He just needs to be diligent about finding one. He sees his chance, and decides to bite on the sharp, painful metal object. He's taken to the upper realm, but he dies.

answer: Mike the fish is a fish who wants to be able to walk the earth like the greatest minds through history. He believes fish are not as smart as land-fauna. He has searched every corner of the Atlantic ocean for answers. He has talked to every kind of creature that exists in this otherwise marvelous place, only to be met with more questions. He believes he needs to find a way to get up there, with the land-fauna. He has a plan to reach the other realm. He believes he will be greater than Mozart, Julius Caesar, and Albert Einstein combined.

text: Remove final sentence and replace it with his death.

refinement: Mike the fish is a fish who wants to be able to walk the earth like the greatest minds through history. He believes fish are not as smart as land-fauna. He has searched every corner of the Atlantic ocean for answers. He has talked to every kind of creature that exists in this otherwise marvelous place, only to be met with more questions. He believes he needs to find a way to get up there, with the land-fauna. He has a plan to reach the other realm. He bites a fishhook to go there, but the loss of blood causes him to pass out, and the story ends just before he dies.


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(Title pending)

The parked looked rather desolate; the weather was oppressive. There weren't any children playing, no mother tending to their young; there was nothing captivating about it. However, I still remember how green the grass was, the laughter of the children, soccer moms walking their dogs, but mostly, I remember her. Her green eyes, her elegance, and the way her hips swayed to and fro when she walked. The way her long black hair would look when the wind picked up and the way I laughed whenever she dropped something.

Every day at 10 a.m., I would see her perched on the park bench reading a book or a magazine of some sort. She'd sit there for about an hour or two, and then she would leave without anyone turning their heads but mine. It was as if I was that creepy kid in your math class who'd always stare at you whenever you got up to sharpen your pencil. My eyes were locked onto her and disappointment would wash over me whenever I lost sight.

This routine continued for many months, and she hadn't noticed me for I had said not a single word. I was never going to, because I didn't want to ruin the perfect image I had of her. It was better to admire from afar. Better to be unseen than noticed I thought. But some nights I'd wish I said something to her, just one word like hi. Still I didn't. It was my fear of rejection and what is she thought I was weird or creepy? What if she noticed I stared at her? All of these questions running through my mind and I could've said something, but I didn't.

On those I walked back to my place to think. Once I got home, the pungent smell of cigarettes filled up my nostrils and for some odd reason, everything seemed pointless:  My life, my career as a writer, my love life, evens my cat's life. So, I just began to wallow in my self-pity until I fell asleep. It's better if I don't go tomorrow I thought to myself. I lacked the gumption to ever talk to her so why should I go? But that night I had a dream that she spoke to me - she sounded beautiful - and that's all I remember. I woke up and jumped out of bed, took a shower, and put on my best dress. Then, I continued to run to the park maybe the dream was a sign that she was going to be mine. I bumped into people. I might’ve bumped into an old lady, but I didn’t care.
After 20 minutes of people yelling at me and frantic running, I arrived at the park just after 10 a.m., and I saw her - she was the first person I noticed, but she wasn't alone.  She was with a man - most likely her husband - and two children. They all looked happy - no troubles in the world. It was a bittersweet moment because she looked so happy when I have always seen her look so forlorn. After standing there for two minutes, I walked away and at that moment, I felt my whole world fall apart - piece by piece.

On my walk home I wondered if there was any animosity brewing between them – maybe he cheated and she secretly hates him, or maybe they just look happy and they’re planning to get a divorce. An overwhelming sense of false hope came and went away when I knew all of it wasn’t true. She’ll be there tomorrow I thought. I know she will.

After that I never saw her again - she never sat on her bench or read a book or a magazine of some sort. I felt empty inside without the sight of her. And day after day I waited for her to come back. She never did and I came to terms with it. She wasn't coming I shouldn't worry if she ever does, but an emptiness still lingered in my heart. Then I had another dream that was edifying.

In my dream, I desperately looked for her, hoping to fill the emptiness in my heart, she had to be there. I finally noticed her, stunned by how beautiful she looked. She had a little black dress on with shoes that complemented it so very well. She had red lipstick on and she did her hair in a perfect little bun. Oh, how I wish you could've seen her. She looked beautiful. Then, she said, "it's only life, darling," then she leans in and plants a kiss on my lips. She was gone. I never dreamt of her again. She was out of my life; out of my head.

title: RF (Second short short, please leave suggestion on what I can do to improve)

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the story say about how the narrator became a writer?

answer: No answer

answer: No answer

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the story say about the narrator's inability to approach and talk to the girl in the park?

answer: The narrator has been admiring the girl from afar for a long time. He has never talked to her because he is afraid of rejection and what she might think of him. He has been thinking about her so much that he can't focus on anything else. The narrator is so in love with the girl that he has been having dreams about her. One day, he finally decides to go to the park to talk to her. He gets there and sees her with her husband and two children. He walks away feeling like his whole world has fallen apart. He never sees her again.

text: The narrator's gender is not indicated in the text, so change the pronouns to neutral ones.

refinement: The narrator has been admiring the girl from afar for a long time. They have never talked to her because they are afraid of rejection and what she might think of them. They have been thinking about her so much that they can't focus on anything else. The narrator is so in love with the girl that they have been having dreams about her. One day, they finally decide to go to the park to talk to her. They get there and see her with her husband and two children. They walk away feeling like their whole world has fallen apart. They never see her again.

answer: The narrator has been admiring the girl from afar for a long time. He has never talked to her because he is afraid of rejection and what she might think of him. He has been thinking about her so much that he can't focus on anything else.

answer: The narrator has been admiring the girl from afar for months. He has never spoken to her because he didn't want to ruin the perfect image he had of her. He was afraid of rejection and what she would think of him if she noticed he stared at her. He also didn't want to be seen as creepy or weird.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the story say about the possible messages hidden in the narrator's dreams about the girl?

answer: The first dream seems to be an affirmation that she is meant for each other. The second dream is about the narrator's longing for the girl.

text: Correct the second sentence: the second dream provides closure for the narrator's longing.

refinement: The first dream seems to be an affirmation that she is meant for each other. The second dream provides closure for the narrator's longing for the girl.

text: Rephrase the first sentence.

refinement: The first dream seems to be an affirmation that the narrator and the girl in the park are meant for each other. The second dream provides closure for the narrator's longing for the girl.

answer: The first dream seems to be an affirmation that she is meant for each other. She is the girl's future husband. The second dream may be a sign that the girl already found love in a man elsewhere.

answer: The narrator's first dream about the girl was a sign that she was going to be his. The second dream was a sign that she was out of his life. The narrator's dreams about the girl were a way for him to fill the emptiness in his heart.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the story say about the narrator?

answer: The narrator is a young woman who has a crush on a woman she sees at the park every day. She never says anything to her because she's afraid of rejection. She dreams about her one night and decides to go to the park the next day. She sees the woman with her husband and kids and feels her heart break. She never sees the woman again.

text: The narrator's gender is not indicated in the text, so change the pronouns to neutral ones.

refinement: The narrator has a crush on a woman she sees at the park every day. They never say anything to her because they are afraid of rejection. They dream about her one night and decide to go to the park the next day. They see the woman with her husband and kids and feel their heart break. They never see the woman again.

answer: The narrator is a young man who has a crush on a woman he sees at the park every day. He never says anything to her because he's afraid of rejection. He dreams about her one night and decides to go to the park the next day. He sees the woman with her husband and kids and feels his heart break. He never sees the woman again.


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[paris exercise ban]

France’s capital has banned daytime outdoor exercise while the rest of the country can continue (Picture: AFP)
All outdoor exercise between 10am and 7pm is now banned in the French capital after officials lost their patience with people ignoring social distancing rules.

Parisians were seen walking and jogging in groups in the city’s parks over the sunny weekend despite the threat of on-the-spot fines upwards of €135 (£120) for violating lockdown rules.

France has been under one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns for nearly a month, requiring everyone to have a printed form stating their reason for being outside every time they leave the home.

The rest of the country is still allowed out to exercise within half a mile of their address, shop for essentials, or see a doctor.

[French judoka (-66 kg category) Kilian Le Blouch (L) and his girlfriend French judoka Sarah Harachi train in the living room of their apartment on April 3, 2020, in Chatenay-Malabry, near Paris, on the 18th day of a lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)]

A couple, both Olympic judo wrestlers, shared their home workouts in Paris (Picture: AFP)
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, said the new rules would make people exercise ‘when the streets are generally at their quietest’.

France’s death toll has passed 10,000, the fourth-highest officially-reported figure after Italy, Spain and the US.

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The government’s health minister, Olivier Véran, said on Tuesday that the country is still in a ‘worsening phase of the epidemic’.

Spain, the second-worst hit country in Europe after Italy, has had an outright ban on outdoor exercise since its lockdown was introduced.

[A woman excercises on a bench on Pont des Arts in central Paris, early on April 8, 2020, as a new regulation is put into place asking people to practice their sports before 10:00 and after 19:00, on the 23thrd day of a lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. - The city of Paris decided to regulate the hours of outdoors sports following a sunny and warm weekend that saw many citizens flouting the social distancing requirements put into place to curb the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)]

The daytime ban is intended to spread people’s outdoor time more evenly throughout the day (Picture:AFP)
An exception was granted for people walking their dogs, which led to a black market of pet-owners renting their animals out to others so they could go outside.

Parisians might now take inspiration from some of the viral social media clips showing the creative ways Spaniards have tried to maintain their fitness – such as gym classes delivered by an instructor on his roof to rows of people on balconies across the street.

Many countries in Europe are now plotting a course to end their lockdowns, and some have started easing restrictions.

People in the Czech Republic have had to wear facemasks outside at all times by law, but can from today leave home without one.

Some sports facilities such as tennis courts are now allowed to reopen as long as no more than two people play in a group, and shops selling certain non-essential goods will open from Thursday.

[Fitness instructor runs class from the middle of housing complex in Spain https://www.instagram.com/ursullinetv/ Picture: ursullinetv]

A fitness instructor in Spain ran classes from a rooftop (Picture: @sanosevillabermejales)
Denmark and Austria, which were two of the first European countries to go into lockdown, will start a slow exit from next week.

Denmark will reopen nurseries and primary schools from April 15, while Austria will allow small shops, DIY stores and garden centres to open from April 14.

The German government has drawn up an action plan to phase in a step-by-step return to normality, including mandatory mask-wearing in public, limits on gatherings and the rapid tracing of infection chains, according to Reuters.

However, the plan assumes the pandemic will last through to 2021.

Disease experts in a number of countries have warned that, until a vaccine is developed, there may be no way to end the lockdown without the virus spreading again.

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question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the article say about the motivation behind the exercise ban?

answer: Paris officials have lost their patience with people ignoring social distancing rules. The ban is intended to spread people's outdoor time more evenly throughout the day.

text: The answer fails to mention the main reason behind the exercise ban and the mayor of Paris' comment. They should be stated.

refinement: France is at the worsening phase of the coronavirus pandemic. Paris officials lost their patience with people ignoring social distancing rules. The ban is intended to spread people's outdoor time more evenly throughout the day. According to the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, the new rules would make people exercise when the streets are generally at their quietest.

answer: The motivation behind the exercise ban is to spread people's outdoor time more evenly throughout the day. The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, said the new rules would make people exercise ‘when the streets are generally at their quietest’.

answer: The motivation behind the exercise ban is to spread people's outdoor time more evenly throughout the day. The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, said the new rules would make people exercise ‘when the streets are generally at their quietest’. The ban was also motivated by the coronavirus pandemic.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the article say about the response to the pandemic in nations besides France?

answer: Spain, the second-worst hit country in Europe after Italy, has had an outright ban on outdoor exercise since its lockdown was introduced. Denmark and Austria, which were two of the first European countries to go into lockdown, will start a slow exit from next week. Denmark will reopen nurseries and primary schools from April 15, while Austria will allow small shops, DIY stores and garden centers to open from April 14. The German government has drawn up an action plan to phase in a step-by-step return to normality, including mandatory mask-wearing in public, limits on gatherings and the rapid tracing of infection chains.

text: The answer omitted the Czech Republic's response to the pandemic. It should be stated.

refinement: Spain, the second-worst hit country in Europe after Italy, has outright banned outdoor exercise since its lockdown was introduced. Denmark and Austria, two of the first European countries to go into lockdown, will start a slow exit next week. Denmark will reopen nurseries and primary schools from April 15, while Austria will allow small shops, DIY stores, and garden centers to open from April 14. People in the Czech Republic have had to wear facemasks outside at all times by law, but can from today leave home without one. The German government has drawn up an action plan to phase in a step-by-step return to normality, including mandatory mask-wearing in public, limits on gatherings, and the rapid tracing of infection chains.

answer: Spain, the second-worst hit country in Europe after Italy, has had an outright ban on outdoor exercise since its lockdown was introduced. Denmark and Austria, which were two of the first European countries to go into lockdown, will start a slow exit from next week. Denmark will reopen nurseries and primary schools from April 15, while Austria will allow small shops, DIY stores and garden centers to open from April 14. The Czech Republic has had to wear facemasks at all times by law but can now leave home without one. The German government has drawn up an action plan to phase in a step-by-step return to normality, including mandatory mask-wearing in public, limits on gatherings and the rapid tracing of infection chains.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the article say about the response to the pandemic in North American countries?

answer: No answer is given in the article.

answer: No answer


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MOHSEN SHAALAN or SHALAAN (14 April 1951 – 9 February 2014) was an Egyptian artist and former Deputy Minister of Culture, serving as the Head of the Fine Arts Sector from 2006 until 2010. He was ousted from his position in the Ministry of Culture following the 2010 theft of Van Gogh's _Poppy Flowers_ from the Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum in Cairo. He later served one year in prison on charges stemming from the theft, which prosecutors argued was made possible by insufficient security under his watch.

Background

Shaalan was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1951. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Art and Education in 1974. He held several positions within Egypt's Ministry of Culture before eventually being appointed the Head of the Fine Arts Sector in 2006.[1] In this position, Shaalan was responsible for overseeing various museums and art institutions throughout Egypt, including the Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum, which houses one of the largest collections of 18th and 19th century European art in the Middle East.[2] While in the position, he worked to restore various cultural institutions, including the Aisha Fahmy Palace, the Rateb Sedeek Art Gallery, and the 1952 Revolution Heroes Museum.[3]

Trial and imprisonment

In August 2010, van Gogh's _Poppy Flowers_ was stolen from the Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum, one of the museums under Shaalan's oversight. At the time of the theft, the painting was appraised at $55 million. While the thieves were never caught, and the painting remains missing as of 2020, Shaalan and others within the Ministry of Culture were promptly investigated for creating or perpetuating the conditions that allowed the theft to occur.[4] Among the allegations were that guards did not check on museum visitors, that none of the alarms in the museum worked, and that only seven out of the museum's 43 surveillance cameras were operational at the time of the theft.[5] Shaalan later conceded that museum security was poor, but contended that he was not personally responsible and had raised the point to his superiors several times, including specifically informing Culture Minister Farouk Hosny that the museum's security cameras were not functional as early as 2007. Shaalan stated that despite these warnings, he was not given the resources necessary to improve security.[6][7] According to him, a $7 million budget was necessary to repair museum security, but only $88,000 was approved.[8]

At trial, Shaalan and 10 other Ministry of Culture employees were found guilty of negligence and sentenced to three years in prison, but were released on bail of about $1,750 pending appeal.[9] Upon appeal, Shaalan's convictions for negligence and professional delinquency were upheld, but his sentence was reduced to one year in prison.[10]

While in jail, Shaalan created many artworks and channeled his experiences of being imprisoned into his work.[11]

Later life

After being released from jail, Shaalan put on many exhibitions of his work, focusing on those he created while incarcerated. Among his exhibitions was Black Cat: A Prison Experience, held at the Gezira Center for Modern Art in Cairo, which showcased the pieces that he had created while in jail. His works have been acquired by many museums, including the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the Cairo Opera House, and the Goethe Institute in Cairo.[12]

Shaalan died on 9 February 2014 at his home in Cairo.[13]

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title: Mohsen Shaalan

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What are the inadequacies within the Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum that made the theft of Van Goh's Poppy Flowers possible?

answer: The alarm in the museum didn't work and only seven out of the 43 surveillance cameras were operational at the time of the theft.

text: The answer omits other factors that led to the theft.

refinement: The alarm in the museum didn't work and only seven out of the 43 surveillance cameras were operational at the time of the theft. Another allegation was that the guards didn't check visitors. Mohsen Shaalan, in charge of the museum's security at that time, admitted that the security was poor - a complaint he raised before with his superiors. He said that out of the $7 million required to overhaul security, only $88,000 was approved.

answer: The guards did not check on museum visitors, none of the alarms in the museum worked, and only seven out of the museum's 43 surveillance cameras were operational at the time of the theft.

answer: The alarm in the museum didn't work, the guards didn't check on visitors, and only seven out of the 43 surveillance cameras were operational at the time of the theft.


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...Three's a crowd when you're standing in a bathroom stall...

Tap...Tap...Tap...

I couldn't begin to tell you how happy the sound of vigorous tapping of a 40 bag of blow pinned between the butt end of a lighter and the wall of a bathroom stall makes me.
"Fucking Nelson", I say while taking a drag of my cigarette, " can't afford to pay his employees on time, but can spend hundreds of dollars on flowers to put in the ladies room that look they  are straight from Babylon. who the fuck cares what you're looking at when you're taking a shit."

"Cunt" says Karlo.

Pascal just looks at us in disbelief, as he knows full well our conversation can be heard by the numerous 24h party people waiting to use the toilette.

Tap...Tap...Tap...

"Ready!" Says Karlo, "whose going first".
As he jams my car key into the baggy, we hear a loud banging on the door.

"What the fuck are you guys doing, there is people waiting at the bar and my bartenders are doing blow in the bathroom." The voice yells, " are you fuckers smoking!"

We share a glance. Immediately we know it's our manager Nathalie. We rush to take our bumps and pile out the bathroom stall.

"Take it easy" says a cocaine fuelled pascal, "they're swingers, they're not here for the alcohol.

Walking out the bathroom trying to navigate my way through a sea of half naked people wearing everything from burlesque style corsets, to ass less chaps, to nothing at all. Walking past the infamous cherry booths, that look like they came straight out of a speakeasy from a William S. Burroughs novel, crimson velvet curtain and all. I suddenly see several men walking in and out of one booth. My curiosity at this point is peeked. I can't resist. I stick my head in. I see so many naked men on one women fucking a hole out  the back of her head.

So many hands.
So many cocks.
One woman.
She's loving it.

"She's a squirter" one of them yells as he cums in unison.

They notice me. I lock eyes with one of the men a quickly get out of there. Making my way back toward the bar, I notice a man wearing a fine tailored suit with a look of horror and disbelief on his face. He's looking right at me now.

" she had never swung before, he says , " I mean we had gone to some of Frank's parties but we had never dinned in." That man was her husband.

I think back to something Burroughs wrote in "Junk", sodomy is as old as the human species.

                            2

The cocaine is hitting me now. I live for that feeling, when it washes over you like wave after crushing wave smashing into the the sandy beach with the force of two trucks colliding on the interstate. Therapeutic, calming, soothing. Blow is a pure kick, a feeling that lifts you straight up, like an elevator in a high rise, and starts leaving you as soon as you feel it.

Walking through the sea of people, I feel like a flounder swimming amongst it's school. Standing in front of me the most beautiful goddess I've ever seen dancing with the stylized gestures of a Mayan temple goddess. There was something archaic in her movements, an animalistic grace, beautiful and repulsive all at once. I'm immediately transported back to a time centuries ago. I could picture her like a gypsy girl dancing around the light of a campfire. I can hear the sounds of off beat clapping accompanied by the sounds of ancient instruments long forgotten. I can see her ambiguous gestures fading in and out of the light. The touch of her hand around my neck snaps me back to reality. She pulls me in close with the force of a WWII era woman clutching her husband whose returned from war in the old world, never letting go. It's amazing how you can feel alone with someone In room crammed with people. I always thought how strange it is that societies expectations of the times youth need to go to loud places to find people they can be quiet with.

All my different voices are hitting me now all at once. Uppers, downers, ketamine, cocaine, alcohol. You name it I'm on it. It feels like there is a force greater than gravity weighing me down on this spot. I get lost in the flickering of the strobe lights above us glistening of e beaded up sweat on her body. I'm hypnotized. Like a draconian figure from a Bram Stoker,s film I'm drawn to her neck. Our bodies move synchronized to the tantric rhythms the DJ is spinning.
I make my move.
I kiss her neck.
The sweat of her neck quenches my thirst. It was like I could tap into a source like I was turning on a faucet. I was the artist and she was my vessel. She filled my flask, I drank from it. I delved, devoured her. Unmistakably drowning in her knowledge  of magic, of good, of evil. I asked my self, "have I had my fill?"

I kiss her lips.
Our tongues dancing like champion tango dancers, strangers in the night. Is it love? Or is it lust?  She slips a pill of mdma in my mouth with her tongue.

 I'm not asking for forever, just for tonight.

She stares deep into my eyes with her pupils as big and black, with a mosquito's unseeing calm.

"Let's go back to my place."

title: [NF] strangers in the night

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize all the sexual activities going on in the story.

answer: In the bathroom, the men are doing cocaine. In the bar, the narrator sees a woman being gangbanged. The woman has never swung before, but her husband says they have been to parties with Frank. The narrator then sees a beautiful woman who dances like a Mayan temple goddess. He kisses her neck and her sweat quenches his thirst. He kisses her lips. She gives him a pill of MDMA.

text: The response includes extraneous information not useful for the task.

refinement: In the bar, the narrator sees a woman being gangbanged. The woman has never swung before, but her husband says they have been to parties with Frank. The narrator then sees a beautiful woman who dances like a Mayan temple goddess. He kisses her neck and her sweat quenches his thirst. He kisses her lips.

answer: In the bathroom, the men are doing cocaine. In the bar, the narrator sees a woman being gangbanged. The woman has never swung before, but her husband says they have been to parties with Frank. The narrator then sees a beautiful woman who dances like a Mayan temple goddess. He kisses her neck and her sweat quenches his thirst. He kisses her lips.

answer: The narrator sees a woman being fucked by multiple men in a booth. The woman is a squirter. The narrator also sees a man having sex with a woman who is a first-time swinger. The woman's husband is horrified to see her having sex with another man. The narrator also kisses a woman and has sex with her.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize everything related to drugs.

answer: The narrator and his friends are doing cocaine. They live for the feeling of the cocaine. The narrator is also on uppers, downers, ketamine, alcohol, and whatever else they can get their hands on. The narrator takes a pill of mdma at the end of the story.

answer: The narrator and his friends are doing cocaine in the bathroom. The narrator is on a variety of drugs, including uppers, downers, ketamine, alcohol, and ecstasy. The narrator and the woman he meets take mdma.

answer: The narrator and his friends are doing cocaine in the bathroom. The narrator is on a variety of drugs, including uppers, downers, ketamine, and alcohol. The narrator and the woman he meets take mdma.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the story say about what makes a good bartender?

answer: No answer

answer: The story does not answer the question.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize the sources of tension in the story.

answer: The narrator and his friends are doing cocaine in the bathroom. The narrator is attracted to a woman he sees. The woman's husband is upset that she's been having sex with other men. The narrator is also high on a variety of substances.

text: The response misses to address the question entirely.

text: The response misses to mention that the bartenders' manager caught them doing cocaine in the bathroom stall.

refinement: As the narrator and the other bartenders are doing cocaine in the bathroom stall, their manager bangs on the door.

answer: The narrator and his friends are doing cocaine in the bathroom. The narrator is attracted to a woman he sees. The woman's husband is upset that she's been having sex with other men. The narrator is also high on a variety of substances and alcohol.


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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico’s government said on Saturday it would help Honduras create 20,000 jobs this year and support its coffee farmers as the two countries seek to curb migration to the United States that has created tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his Honduran counterpart, Juan Orlando Hernandez, pledged to work together to lift prosperity in Central America, where poverty and violence have fueled an exodus of people north.

That migration has angered Trump, who has made border security a priority, and issued economic threats against Mexico and Central America if more is not done to contain the flows.

Speaking after the Honduran and Mexican leaders met in the eastern state of Veracruz, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Lopez Obrador had given instructions to help Honduras create 20,000 jobs between now and December.

He did not provide further details, but afterwards the two presidents offered more insights into their plans in speeches in the eastern city of Minatitlan.

Hernandez said he was hoping a “great international coalition for mass job creation” in Central America could be forged, while Lopez Obrador stressed that Mexico would support the region with funds and employment schemes.

In particular, Lopez Obrador said, Mexico would assist Honduran coffee farmers, whose businesses have suffered this year from a drop in international prices.

“We’ll help improve coffee production in whatever is needed,” he said, “so you have no problem selling coffee.”

Lopez Obrador did not offer more details, but also said schemes he has championed in Mexico to create jobs via youth apprenticeships and tree planting would come to Honduras too.

There has been a surge this year in migrant apprehensions on the U.S. southern border with Mexico. Most of the people caught trying to enter the United States illegally come from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

On Friday, Trump said he had reached a deal with Guatemala to curb migration, though that plan was called into question on Saturday by the two politicians vying to become Guatemala’s next president in an election next month.

Reporting by Noe Torres and Dave Graham; Editing by Richard Chang

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question: What did Mexico's government state?

answer: Mexico's government stated that it would help Honduras create 20,000 jobs this year and support its coffee farmers.

text:
"...stated that it would help Honduras create 20,000 jobs this year..."
The year is not stated; therefore, 'this year' should be eliminated from the sentence.

refinement: Mexico's government stated that it would help Honduras create 20,000 jobs and support its coffee farmers.

answer: The Mexican government stated that it would help Honduras create 20,000 jobs and support coffee farmers. This is in an effort to curb migration to the United States.

answer: That they would help Honduras create 20,000 jobs this year and support its coffee farmers.

text: 'This year' should be eliminated since it is not stated.

refinement: They stated that they would help Honduras create 20,000 jobs and support its coffee farmers.

answer: Mexico's government stated that it would help Honduras create 20,000 jobs this year and support its coffee farmers.

text: No need for '..this year...' since the year is not stated in the article.

refinement: Mexico's government stated that it would help Honduras create 20,000 jobs and support its coffee farmers.

question: Who pledged to work together to lift prosperity in Central America?

answer: The presidents of Mexico and Honduras pledged to work together to lift prosperity in Central America.

answer: The Mexican president and the Honduran president

answer: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his Honduran counterpart, Juan Orlando Hernandez pledged to work together to lift prosperity in Central America.

answer: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his Honduran counterpart, Juan Orlando Hernandez.

question: What additional schemes did Lopez Obrador say would come to the Honduras too?

answer: He did not offer more details, but also said schemes he has championed in Mexico to create jobs via youth apprenticeships and tree planting would come to Honduras too.

text: 'He did not offer more details...' is an unnecessary point.

refinement: According to the passage, Lopez Obrador said that youth apprenticeships and tree planting schemes would come to Honduras.

answer: According to the passage, Lopez Obrador said that youth apprenticeships and tree planting schemes would come to Honduras as well.

answer: He said that schemes he has championed in Mexico to create jobs via youth apprenticeships and tree planting would come to Honduras.

answer: Youth apprenticeships and tree planting.

question: Where were the people coming from that tried to enter the U.S. illegally?

answer: The people coming into the U.S. illegally are from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.

answer: Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador

answer: Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.

answer: Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Mexico and Honduras have pledged to work together to create jobs and support coffee farmers in Central America, in an effort to curb migration to the United States.

answer: This article summarizes how Mexico's government would help Honduras in creating jobs and improving coffee production.

answer: Mexico and Honduras have pledged to work together to create 20,000 jobs in Honduras and support coffee farmers.

answer: The article is about the Mexican government's plan to help Honduras create 20,000 jobs this year and support its coffee farmers.

text: '...this year...' should be eliminated.

refinement: The article is about the Mexican government's plan to help Honduras create 20,000 jobs and support its coffee farmers.