text:
An associate to Roger Stone is challenging Robert Mueller's appointment.

A federal court in Washington, D.C., has denied a bid by a Russian firm to join an appeal brought by an American who is seeking to challenge the legitimacy of Robert Mueller’s appointment to special counsel.

U.S. Court of Appeals Judges David Tatel and Thomas Griffith ruled Thursday that the firm, Concord Management and Consulting, LLC., did not have standing to “intervene” in the appellate case brought by Andrew Miller, a former associate of longtime Donald Trump friend and Republican political operative Roger Stone.

Prosecutors allege Concord financed a St. Petersburg "troll factory" called the Internet Research Agency, which U.S. officials say set up hundreds of fake or automated social media accounts as part of a widespread online influence campaign ahead of the 2016 election. The firm has pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit fraud.

Miller served as an aide to Stone until 2013, according to Stone, who once described Miller as his “wingman” because he helped manage Stone’s schedule, travel and media appearances, and also provided “some I.T. work.” Miller identifies himself as a libertarian and has said he did not support Trump’s candidacy, but he did accompany Stone to the 2016 Republican National Convention.

Miller turned over requested documents to prosecutors but was also subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in the Russia probe in late June. After an unsuccessful attempt by his attorney last month to quash the subpoena to testify, Miller was held in contempt of court for refusing to comply with it. ABC News reported earlier this month that Miller’s legal fight, now heading to the U.S. Court of Appeals, is being steered by a veteran Washington legal group that has a history of taking on Democrats and is bankrolled, in part, by longstanding Republican donors.

Attorneys for both Miller and Concord have argued that Mueller's appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional -- and both have lost those arguments in lower courts. Miller appealed his loss and, late last week, attorneys for Reed Smith, the American law firm representing Concord, moved to legally join in that appeal.

"Basic fairness therefore dictates that Concord should be permitted to participate in this appeal," Concord's motion said. Concord has also filed its own appeal, but said the “unique circumstances of this case," including the overlapping arguments against Mueller's appointment, should permit the firm to join in with Miller’s.

Miller's attorney did not oppose the move, but the special counsel team did.

In its response filed on Monday, prosecutors said that Concord should not be allowed to join Miller's appellate case because the firm "has not suffered a concrete and particularized injury as a result of the district court's contempt finding against Andrew Miller."

Thursday the court sided with Mueller’s team, but ordered Concord be eligible to file an amicus brief – its own argument presumably in support of Miller’s side -- should it choose to do so.

Concord, which prosecutors say is controlled by a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is one of three Russian entities, along with 13 Russian individuals, charged in connection with the alleged online influence operation, according to court documents. Concord is the only defendant to engage with the court through its U.S.-based attorneys. The attorneys did not respond to requests for comment for this report.

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

Who is Roger Stone?

answer: Roger Stone is a longtime Donald Trump friend and Republican political operative.

text: "longtime Donald Trump friend and Republican political operative Roger Stone."

answer: He is a Republican political operative and longtime friend of Donald Trump.

text: "longtime Donald Trump friend and Republican political operative Roger Stone."

answer: This information can't be found.

text: The answer is wrong. The information is clearly available.

refinement: He is a longtime friend of Donald Trump and a Republican political operative.

answer: Roger Stone is a longtime friend and Republican political operative.

text: "longtime Donald Trump friend and Republican political operative Roger Stone."

answer: Roger Stone is a longtime Donald Trump friend and Republican political operative.

text: "longtime Donald Trump friend and Republican political operative Roger Stone."

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

What is Andrew Miller's relationship with Roger Stone?

answer: Andrew Miller was an aide to Roger Stone until 2013.

text: "Miller served as an aide to Stone until 2013"

answer: Former associate of longtime friend and Republican political operative Roger Stone.

text: The answer is both nonsensical and wrong.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: Miller served as Roger Stone's aide until 2013.

answer: He worked as an aide to Stone until he was subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in the Russia probe in late June.

text: Miller was an aide to Stone until 2013. He was subpoenaed to appear in front of a jury years later. The answer is wrong on this count.

refinement: He worked as an aide to Stone until 2013.

text: "Miller served as an aide to Stone until 2013"

answer: Miller served as an aide to Stone, handling the latter's schedule, travel, media appearances, and some IT work until 2013. Stone describes Miller as his "wingman" who accompanied him to the 2016 Republican National Convention.

text: The second sentence is irrelevant.

refinement: Miller served as an aide to Stone, handling the latter's schedule, travel, media appearances, and some IT work until 2013.

text: "Miller served as an aide to Stone until 2013, according to Stone, who once described Miller as his “wingman” because he helped manage Stone’s schedule, travel and media appearances, and also provided 'some I.T. work.'"

answer: Miller is a former Roger Stone aide.

text: "Miller served as an aide to Stone until 2013"

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

Summarize everything relating to Concord Management and Consulting, LLC.

answer: Concord Management and Consulting, LLC is a company currently being investigated by Robert Mueller for assisting the Internet Research Agency during the 2016 presidential election. Charges against Concord are conspiracy to commit fraud. They and Andrew Miller (former associate of Roger Stone) are attempting to force Mueller's removal from the case.

text: It's somewhat misleading to say Concord is being investigated by Robert Mueller. While he's leading the charge as the court's special counsel, the investigation is by the court itself.

refinement: Concord Management and Consulting, LLC is a company currently being investigated by the US Federal Court for assisting the Internet Research Agency during the 2016 presidential election. Charges against Concord are conspiracy to commit fraud. They and Andrew Miller (former associate of Roger Stone) are attempting to force Mueller's removal from the case.

text: The answer should mention that Concord is thought to be controlled by a close associate of Russian President Putin.

refinement: Concord Management and Consulting, LLC is a company currently being investigated by the US Federal Court for assisting the Internet Research Agency during the 2016 presidential election. Charges against Concord are conspiracy to commit fraud. They and Andrew Miller (former associate of Roger Stone) are attempting to force Mueller's removal from the case. Concord is thought to be controlled by a close associate of Russian President Putin.

text: Mueller leading the investigation: "Robert Mueller’s appointment to special counsel"

text: Concord in cahoots with Internet Research Agency: "Prosecutors allege Concord financed a St. Petersburg "troll factory" called the Internet Research Agency,"

text: Charges against Concord: "The firm has pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit fraud."

text: Concord and Miller's aim: "challenging Robert Mueller's appointment"

answer: Concord Management and Consulting is a Russian firm alleged by prosecutors to have financed a St. Petersburg "troll factory" called the Internet Research Agency. The firm has pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit fraud. The firm was recently unsuccessful in its bid to join an appeal brought by a former associate of longtime Donald Trump friend and Republican political operative Roger Stone. The court denied the bid but allowed the firm to file an amicus brief should it choose to do so.

text: The answer should mention that Concord is thought to be controlled by a close associate of Russian President Putin.

refinement: Concord Management and Consulting is a Russian firm alleged by prosecutors to have financed a St. Petersburg "troll factory" called the Internet Research Agency. The firm has pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit fraud. The firm was recently unsuccessful in its bid to join an appeal brought by a former associate of longtime Donald Trump friend and Republican political operative Roger Stone. The court denied the bid but allowed the firm to file an amicus brief should it choose to do so. Concord is thought to be controlled by a close associate of Russian President Putin.

text: Concord in cahoots with Internet Research Agency: "Prosecutors allege Concord financed a St. Petersburg "troll factory" called the Internet Research Agency,"

text: Charges against Concord: "The firm has pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit fraud."

text: Concord denied: "A federal court in Washington, D.C., has denied a bid by a Russian firm to join an appeal brought by an American who is seeking to challenge the legitimacy of Robert Mueller’s appointment to special counsel."

text: Allowed an amicus brief: "Thursday the court sided with Mueller’s team, but ordered Concord be eligible to file an amicus brief – its own argument presumably in support of Miller’s side -- should it choose to do so."

answer: Concord Management and Consulting, LLC. is a Russian firm being charged by Robert Mueller in connection with an alleged online influence operation. The firm has sought to intervene in an appeal brought by an associate of Roger Stone in order to challenge Mueller's appointment as special counsel. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. has denied the motion, but has allowed Concord to file an amicus brief should they choose to do so.

text: It's misleading to say that Mueller is charging Concord. It's the US Federal Court doing the charge, and Mueller is leading it. It's better to state what the charges are instead of who's doing it.

refinement: Concord Management and Consulting, LLC. is a Russian firm being charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in the 2016 Presidential elections. The firm has sought to intervene in an appeal brought by an associate of Roger Stone in order to challenge Mueller's appointment as special counsel. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. has denied the motion, but has allowed Concord to file an amicus brief should they choose to do so.

text: The answer should mention that Concord is thought to be controlled by a close associate of Russian President Putin.

refinement: Concord Management and Consulting, LLC. is a Russian firm being charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in the 2016 Presidential elections. The firm has sought to intervene in an appeal brought by an associate of Roger Stone in order to challenge Mueller's appointment as special counsel. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. has denied the motion, but has allowed Concord to file an amicus brief should they choose to do so. Concord is thought to be controlled by a close associate of Russian President Putin.

text: Concord in cahoots with Internet Research Agency: "Prosecutors allege Concord financed a St. Petersburg "troll factory" called the Internet Research Agency,"

text: Allowed an amicus brief: "Thursday the court sided with Mueller’s team, but ordered Concord be eligible to file an amicus brief – its own argument presumably in support of Miller’s side -- should it choose to do so."

text: Concord denied: "A federal court in Washington, D.C., has denied a bid by a Russian firm to join an appeal brought by an American who is seeking to challenge the legitimacy of Robert Mueller’s appointment to special counsel."

answer: Concord Management and Consulting, LLC. are under investigation for being involved with setting up fake or automated social media accounts. A Russian firm, they are also associated with president Putin.

text: The answer should mention that Concord tried to challenge Robert Mueller's appointment as special counsel alongside Andrew Miller.

refinement: Concord Management and Consulting, LLC. are under investigation for being involved with setting up fake or automated social media accounts. A Russian firm, they are also associated with president Putin. Concord tried to join Andrew Miller in appealing Robert Mueller's appointment as special counsel but was denied.

text: Concord is thought to be led by an associate of Putin. The connection isn't as direct as the answer makes it out to be.

refinement: Concord Management and Consulting, LLC. are under investigation for being involved with setting up fake or automated social media accounts. A Russian firm, they are thought to be controlled by a close associate of Russian President Putin. Concord tried to join Andrew Miller in appealing Robert Mueller's appointment as special counsel but was denied.

text: The answer should mention that Concord was allowed to file an amicus brief if it wants.

refinement: Concord Management and Consulting, LLC. are under investigation for being involved with setting up fake or automated social media accounts. A Russian firm, they are thought to be controlled by a close associate of Russian President Putin. Concord tried to join Andrew Miller in appealing Robert Mueller's appointment as special counsel but was denied. However, Concord was allowed to file an amicus brief should it desire.

text: Online influence campaign: "Prosecutors allege Concord financed a St. Petersburg "troll factory" called the Internet Research Agency, which U.S. officials say set up hundreds of fake or automated social media accounts as part of a widespread online influence campaign ahead of the 2016 election."

answer: A Russian firm alleged to have financed a St. Petersburg "troll factory" called the Internet Research Agency that set up hundreds of fake or automated social media accounts as part of a widespread online influence campaign ahead of the 2016 election. Concord is controlled by a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin and is one of three Russian entities charged with the alleged online influence operation and the only defendant to engage with the court through its U.S.-based attorneys. Concord was seeking to join Andrew Miller's team currently the legitimacy of Robert Mueller's appointment to special counsel. U.S. Court of Appeals Judges David Tatel and Thomas Griffith ruled that Concord did not have the standing to "intervene" in the appellate case brought by Miller.

text: Concord can't intervene: "U.S. Court of Appeals Judges David Tatel and Thomas Griffith ruled Thursday that the firm, Concord Management and Consulting, LLC., did not have standing to “intervene” in the appellate case brought by Andrew Miller"

text: Influence campaign: "Prosecutors allege Concord financed a St. Petersburg "troll factory" called the Internet Research Agency, which U.S. officials say set up hundreds of fake or automated social media accounts as part of a widespread online influence campaign ahead of the 2016 election."

text: Concord and other Russians: "Concord, which prosecutors say is controlled by a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is one of three Russian entities, along with 13 Russian individuals, charged in connection with the alleged online influence operation, according to court documents. Concord is the only defendant to engage with the court through its U.S.-based attorneys. "

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

Who is steering Miller's legal fight now that it is heading to the U.S. Court of Appeals?

answer: A veteran Washington legal group that has a history of taking on Democrats and is bankrolled by longstanding Republican donors.

text: "ABC News reported earlier this month that Miller’s legal fight, now heading to the U.S. Court of Appeals, is being steered by a veteran Washington legal group that has a history of taking on Democrats and is bankrolled, in part, by longstanding Republican donors."

answer: Miller's attorney did not oppose the move by the law firm Reed Smith to legally join in Miller's case. Reed Smith is representing Concord, one of the Russian entities charged in connection with the alleged online influence operation.

text: The given answer is completely irrelevant to the question.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: A veteran Washington legal group that has a history of taking on Democrats and is bankrolled by longstanding Republican donors.

answer: A veteran Washington legal group

text: The answer should identify the legal group with more details. The answer isn't useful otherwise.

refinement: A veteran Washington legal group that has a history of taking on Democrats and is bankrolled by longstanding Republican donors.

text: "ABC News reported earlier this month that Miller’s legal fight, now heading to the U.S. Court of Appeals, is being steered by a veteran Washington legal group that has a history of taking on Democrats and is bankrolled, in part, by longstanding Republican donors."

answer: The lawyers representing Andrew Miller are steering his legal fight now that it is heading to the U.S. Court of Appeals. These lawyers are affiliated with veteran Washington legal group that has a history of taking on Democrats, as well as longstanding Republican donors.

text: The answer's wording implies the legal group challenges both Democrats and Republican donors, which is wrong. The group is backed by Republican donors.

refinement: The lawyers representing Andrew Miller are steering his legal fight now that it is heading to the U.S. Court of Appeals. These lawyers are affiliated with veteran Washington legal group that has a history of taking on Democrats and is funded by longstanding Republican donors.

text: There should be a "the" before "veteran Washington legal group"

refinement: The lawyers representing Andrew Miller are steering his legal fight now that it is heading to the U.S. Court of Appeals. These lawyers are affiliated with the veteran Washington legal group that has a history of taking on Democrats and is funded by longstanding Republican donors.

text: "ABC News reported earlier this month that Miller’s legal fight, now heading to the U.S. Court of Appeals, is being steered by a veteran Washington legal group that has a history of taking on Democrats and is bankrolled, in part, by longstanding Republican donors."

answer: He has a veteran Washington legal team in the firm Reed Smith representing him.

text: Reed Smith represents Concord, not Andrew Miller. Thus, the answer is both incorrect and irrelevant.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: A veteran Washington legal group that has a history of taking on Democrats and is bankrolled by longstanding Republican donors.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: An American who is seeking to challenge the legitimacy of Robert Mueller’s appointment as special counsel has been denied the ability to have the Russian firm Concord Management and Consulting, LLC join the appeal. The Court ruled that Concord does not have a "concrete and particularized injury" as a result of the contempt charge against the defendant, and allowed Concord the option of filing an amicus brief if they desire to support Miller's side of the argument. Mueller's team overwhelmingly prevailed with the court.

text: The answer can use another sentence to mention that Concord is thought to be controlled by an associate of Putin.

refinement: An American who is seeking to challenge the legitimacy of Robert Mueller’s appointment as special counsel has been denied the ability to have the Russian firm Concord Management and Consulting, LLC join the appeal. The Court ruled that Concord does not have a "concrete and particularized injury" as a result of the contempt charge against the defendant, and allowed Concord the option of filing an amicus brief if they desire to support Miller's side of the argument. Mueller's team overwhelmingly prevailed with the court. Concord is thought to be controlled by an associate of Russian President Putin.

text: Concord didn't suffer and denied: "In its response filed on Monday, prosecutors said that Concord should not be allowed to join Miller's appellate case because the firm 'has not suffered a concrete and particularized injury as a result of the district court's contempt finding against Andrew Miller.'"

text: Mueller prevails, amicus brief: "Thursday the court sided with Mueller’s team, but ordered Concord be eligible to file an amicus brief – its own argument presumably in support of Miller’s side -- should it choose to do so."

answer:
Mueller was appointed to look into alleged Russian involvement in the 2016 election, and Andrew Miller is one of the people who worked for a firm which is alleged to be engaged in a large-scale influence operation to influence the election in favor of Donald Trump. Sean Gerrara, Miller's legal team, has taken the matter to court, challenging the legality of Mueller's appointment as special counsel.

The court decided to allow Concord management and consulting to join in Miller's appellate case, provided it filed an amicus brief.

text: Almost everything is incorrect in this summary.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: An American who is seeking to challenge the legitimacy of Robert Mueller’s appointment as special counsel has been denied the ability to have the Russian firm Concord Management and Consulting, LLC join the appeal. The Court ruled that Concord does not have a "concrete and particularized injury" as a result of the contempt charge against the defendant, and allowed Concord the option of filing an amicus brief if they desire to support Miller's side of the argument. Mueller's team overwhelmingly prevailed with the court. Concord is thought to be controlled by an associate of Russian President Putin.

answer: A federal court in Washington, D.C., has denied a bid by Concord Management and Consulting, LLC. to join Andrew Miller's legal team that is seeking to challenge the legitimacy of Robert Mueller's appointment to special counsel. Miller is the former aide of Roger Stone, a Republican political operative and longtime friend of Donald Trump. Concord is controlled by a close associate of Russian President Putin and is charged with financing a "troll factory" in St. Petersburg that is responsible for setting up fake social media accounts as part of a widespread online influence campaign ahead of the 2016 election.

text: The answer can use another sentence to mention that Concord was allowed to file an amicus brief.

refinement: A federal court in Washington, D.C., has denied a bid by Concord Management and Consulting, LLC. to join Andrew Miller's legal team that is seeking to challenge the legitimacy of Robert Mueller's appointment to special counsel. Miller is the former aide of Roger Stone, a Republican political operative and longtime friend of Donald Trump. Concord is controlled by a close associate of Russian President Putin and is charged with financing a "troll factory" in St. Petersburg that is responsible for setting up fake social media accounts as part of a widespread online influence campaign ahead of the 2016 election. Concord was allowed by the court to file an amicus brief.

text: Concord wants to join Miller, opposing Mueller's assignment: "Attorneys for both Miller and Concord have argued that Mueller's appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional -- and both have lost those arguments in lower courts. Miller appealed his loss and, late last week, attorneys for Reed Smith, the American law firm representing Concord, moved to legally join in that appeal."

text: Miller: "Andrew Miller, a former associate of longtime Donald Trump friend and Republican political operative Roger Stone."

text: Troll factory: "Prosecutors allege Concord financed a St. Petersburg "troll factory" called the Internet Research Agency, which U.S. officials say set up hundreds of fake or automated social media accounts as part of a widespread online influence campaign ahead of the 2016 election."

answer: A Russian company, Concord Managements and Consulting acquired a petition to intervene in the initial appeal of a case related to their case about "trolling." According to prosecutors, Concord financed an online disinformation campaign that spreads fake news and its former employee Andrew Miller is refusing to cooperate with Robert Mueller, the special counsel. When Miller approached the federal court in Washington, D.C., to approve subpoenas by Mueller, Miller was denied and the Washington Court of Appeals judges Brian Tatel and Thomas Griff have ruled that the firm does not have a standing to join the appeal. Cordpond was ordered inputted to speak in the court in favor of Miller's argument.

text: The answer makes up details, and it's mostly incorrect.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: A federal court in Washington, D.C., has denied a bid by Concord Management and Consulting, LLC. to join Andrew Miller's legal team that is seeking to challenge the legitimacy of Robert Mueller's appointment to special counsel. Miller is the former aide of Roger Stone, a Republican political operative and longtime friend of Donald Trump. Concord is controlled by a close associate of Russian President Putin and is charged with financing a "troll factory" in St. Petersburg that is responsible for setting up fake social media accounts as part of a widespread online influence campaign ahead of the 2016 election. Concord was allowed by the court to file an amicus brief.

answer: An appeals court in Washington has denied a Russian firm's request to join an appeal filed by former associate of Republican operative Roger Stone. The court ruled that Concord Management and Consultants did not have standing to intervene, but granted them permission to file an amicus brief should they so choose. The case deals with the legitimacy of the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel in the Russia probe.

text: The answer should mention the charges against Concord.

refinement: An appeals court in Washington has denied a Russian firm's request to join an appeal filed by former associate of Republican operative Roger Stone. The court ruled that Concord Management and Consultants did not have standing to intervene, but granted them permission to file an amicus brief should they so choose. The case deals with the legitimacy of the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel in the Russia probe. Concord is accused of funding a "troll factory" that set up fake or automated accounts as part of an online influence campaign prior to the 2016 Presidential election.

text: Can't intervene: "U.S. Court of Appeals Judges David Tatel and Thomas Griffith ruled Thursday that the firm, Concord Management and Consulting, LLC., did not have standing to “intervene” in the appellate case brought by Andrew Miller, a former associate of longtime Donald Trump friend and Republican political operative Roger Stone."

text: Challenging Mueller's appointment: "A federal court in Washington, D.C., has denied a bid by a Russian firm to join an appeal brought by an American who is seeking to challenge the legitimacy of Robert Mueller’s appointment to special counsel."


split: test

text:
He held the pack of cigarettes out to her, but he knew she’d decline. She’d given that habit up a long time ago. They zoned out of the gray noise of the traffic passing by them, time began to slow. It was a bleak sunday morning, the anniversary of an event neither of them could find the courage to recall.

They stood in silence, as if they occupied two different worlds. After all, there was nothing left for them to say. She looked down at him, she had always been slightly taller than he was. She couldn’t meet his upward gaze, like a weak magnet facing a stronger one, she found she couldn’t bring them close enough to meet. She wondered if he thought about their friendship anymore, but she could never bring herself to ask. Why would she? She didn’t particularly want to know the answer, anyway, nor did she think he’d even have one to offer. She wished she could express how much she cared about him without it coming off as desperate. She saw him take a long drag of his cigarette. The thick smoke filled his lungs, and as she watched, the back of her throat began to burn. It was a phantom pain that she couldn’t forget. Turning away from him, she shut her eyes tightly, trying to force the image out of her mind.

He wasn’t ever really sure how or why she ever forgave him for what happened - he didn’t really know how or why he forgave her, either. He held no malice, it was in the past - but he never knew if she was happy when he was around anymore. Something about her presence made him long for his perceived vision of happiness, the fictive memories of nights they never shared. He thought about the wedding - or to be more precise, the wedding cut short. Deep down, he knew that it could’ve gone more smoothly. They had some bumps in the road, but he never thought that it could go so wrong so quickly. He tried to translate his emotions into words, but he couldn’t. There was nothing left for them to say.

It occurred to her that the very place that they met was in a way a physical reminder of what happened. They had driven by here together a countless number of times: on their way to school, to the wedding.... No, she couldn’t think about it now. There were dozens of couples who came here to talk. She had to remain strong. She had brought flowers with her, the same kind she’d bought him so long ago. She dropped them on the ground in front of him and turned to walk away. Tears began to collect in her eyes: she wished she could stay to talk, but she knew she couldn’t. There was nothing left for them to say.
He stepped in front of her, but she seemed to walk right through him. He couldn’t help it: he leaned forward to kiss her. She kept walking, tears ran from her eyes. He tried to talk to her: he ran besides her as she walked back to her car. She didn’t seem to notice. He opened his mouth to speak, but couldn’t find the words, physically incapable of talking to her. He reached out his hand to place it on her shoulder, but it passed right through her.

Another car had pulled over behind hers, its owner seemed to be fixing a flat. She fumbled with her keys to unlock the door, Traffic raced by on the freeway as she got in and turned on the engine. She shot the roadside grave one more remorseful glance before she drove away. She wished she could just see him one more time, but she knew that it couldn’t happen. Besides, it had been so long since the accident - three years today - an anniversary, of sorts. What would they even talk about? There was nothing left for them to say.

title: [MF] Nothing Left to Say

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

Summarize the tension in the story.

answer: The tension in the story seems to stem from a fallout between the two main characters. There is also the event that happened three years prior to the story.

text: The event three years ago, an accident, seems to be the point where the duo separated.

refinement: The tension in the story seems to stem from a fallout between the two main characters. There is also an accident that happened three years prior to the story.

text: The answer should mention the wedding.

refinement: The tension in the story seems to stem from a fallout between the two main characters. There is also an accident that happened three years prior to the story in addition to a wedding cut short.

answer: The narrator and the other character have drifted apart over the years, but they still have some connection to each other. The narrator wants to reconnect with the other character, but the other character just walks away. The narrator wants to stop the other character, but he is unable to physically stop her. The narrator is also thinking about the past, while the other character has moved on and doesn't want to talk about the past.

answer: The narrator and the other character have drifted apart over the years, but they still have some connection to each other. The narrator wants to reconnect with the other character, but the other character just walks away. The narrator wants to stop the other character, but he is unable to physically stop her. The narrator is also thinking about the past, while the other character has moved on and doesn't want to talk about the past.

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

Summarize the events of the accident.

answer: The specific statment of the form 'the accident' needs to be fleshed out for the answer. The accident happens on an unnamed interstate. Both the man and the woman were in the car, but then it was the end of the story. The couple had a wedding but it ended early after a car accident.

text: The story never discusses any details regarding the accident.

refinement: The story never discusses any details regarding the accident.

answer: Not answered.

answer: The specific statment of the form 'the accident' needs to be fleshed out for the answer. The accident happens on an unnamed interstate. Both the man and the woman were in the car, but then it was the end of the story. The couple had a wedding but it ended early after a car accident.

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

Explain the girl's feelings for the boy.

answer: She seems to still have feelings for him, but she can't express them. She's remorseful that they can't talk.

answer: She cares deeply and wishes she could express it without it coming off as desperate.

answer: She seems to still have feelings for him, but she can't express them.

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

Summarize the theme of the story.

answer: The theme of this story is the struggle of moving on from painful memories. The two main characters struggle with the fact that their relationship ended in tragedy and have not found the courage to recollect the event. They struggle with the fact that the place where they met is a physical reminder of the accident that happened years ago. Driven by desperation, the man tries to kiss the woman, only to be unable to do so. The woman remains firm in her decision to move on and drives away.

answer: The theme of this story is the struggle of moving on from painful memories. The two main characters struggle with the fact that their relationship ended in tragedy and have not found the courage to recollect the event. They struggle with the fact that the place where they met is a physical reminder of the accident that happened years ago.

answer: The theme of the story is loss. The two main characters are dealing with the anniversary of a tragic event that they both survived. They are both struggling to come to terms with what happened and with the fact that they are no longer close.


text:
As I have been taught at church, love thy neighbor as thyself, which may be true for the people who have been battered and beaten as myself. But I will always and forever, even after my death, hate those disgusting people that took my mother from me and have shamed and humiliated my father before me. Though, my scorn cannot be stuck to everyone. Because there have been a few kind hearts from all the estates I’ve been sold too.
  There have been the occasional “kind” masters, and mistresses. They fed us well, took care of us well, and but we were also beaten well. The constant flogging administered to us by the handlers our masters hired. As they whipped my back with all sorts of tools I looked to the floor and at times looked to my back only to look into the eyes of my abuser. With every new slash and scar given to my bare back I could only ask one question “What goes through your mind?”

Due to all those years of torture and abuse I had lost the feeling in my body by the time I hit my adolescents. By that time the whipping felt like nothing less of a bee sting. But certainly enough as soon as you become stronger, the drunkards somehow come up with a new inhumane way of making your resistance weak.

Many would say I am a fool, other say I am brave, but most say I that soon those titles will mean nothing. There is one man who has made it his job to break my spirit. We call him “Scratch” because of his long, horrid nails, which he uses as part of his torture. He would do all he could to harm me. Especially resorting to his famous torture routine called the “Salty Badger.” To do this he would first use his favorite cow whip, then slash us with his nails from whatever spot he please, to then wrap barb wire around our bodies, and when he unwraps us he finishes by rubbing salt into our open wounds to then send us out for work.

I was submitted to that very treatment after aiding a child who was caught by Scratch for dropping his pickings of the day. “You trash of a slave I’ll show you to make such mistakes, to the shed!!” as Scratch yells he grabs the child by the arm to move on to the punishment. “No, sir please I’m sorry it won’t happen again I’ll work for more hours.” cried the child.

As I saw Scratch drag the child to meet with the most pain that he has ever experienced I began to become angered. My temper rose, my scars burned, muscles tensed, and my mind went blank. But before I took the first step to foolish insanity I came back to my senses only by the touch of my elder. Then he spoke “Son, don’t do what you will regret, that child has made his mistake and he will receive what the white men see fit” “……” I remained silent. “It is best that you do not interfere less the pain that he will receive” he continued. “Sorry but I cannot just stand and watch that monster hurt that child” after my response I ran.

In the process I rammed the handler and grabbed the child. With the kid in my arms I ran and ran. Then I dropped the kid off around the slave quarters, he as well ran into one of the homes and hid. When I looked behind me I could catch the small figure of the handler running towards me along with other men and a dog.

When they were close enough I made sure they saw me and continued to run into the forest. While looking behind me the whole time to see if they were all chasing me. I was pleased to see that they were; now I wasn’t worried of them going after the boy.

During my years as a slave I have heard of escapees who have succeeded or of others who have failed. I drew inspiration from those people as well as advice and knowledge of how I could pull of an escape. The first I was told was to avoid running in straight lines. I had to keep changing directions moving from side to side to avoid being tracked down easily. I was also told to remove my scent because of the dogs but during that moment there was no time for that.
  My main focus was to run and keep myself from getting captured. But my efforts seemed to be in vain for I saw that the men were catching up to me. I had to think quickly to be able to avoid capture so I tried to hide myself under piles of branches and leaves. This did not work for within the moments that I lied on the forest ground I was found.

I was chained and tied up being dragged back to where I came from. I was placed into the shed to receive whatever new creative form of torture Scratch could think. When he came back in he stood in front of the giant door to then lock eyes with me. It was during this time that I had recalled a motto that I had lived by all my life. As I shaped my mouth I quoted the words “We may be personally defeated, but our principles never.” When I said those words the pressure in the room dropped and the tension became palpable. A smirk came over my mouth because it was at that moment that I noticed he had stepped back a bit. He started to move forward then cracked his whip as the door behind him slowly came to a close.

title: Foolish Bravery

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

What is the subject of this story?

answer: The narrator is a slave who famously escaped his masters.

text: He was caught, though.

refinement: The narrator is a slave who famously escaped his masters and was caught.

answer: The subject of this story is overcoming adversity despite hopeless odds.

answer: It is unclear.

text: The subject(s) of the passage is quite clear.

refinement: The subject of the writing is about a slave who dared to escape his master before he was found and captured.

answer: Slavery.

answer: The subject of the story is bravery in the face of adversity.

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

What is Scratch's main job?

answer: He is a man tasked to be.

text: No answer is given.

refinement: Scratch's main task is to oversee the slaves.

answer: Scratch is the overseer of the slaves, and his great specialty is hurting them to submission.

answer: To break the spirits of the kids.

text: Scratch's official job may be slightly different, though he does indeed break his slaves' spirit.

refinement: Scratch's job is to oversee the slaves' work and wellbeing.

answer: Scratch's main job is to torture people.

text: Though he tortures slaves, this is not his main job.

refinement: Scratch's main job is to oversee the slaves.

answer: Scratch's main job is to torture slaves.

text: Though he tortures the slaves, this is not Scratch's official job.

refinement: Scratch's main job is to supervise the slaves.

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

Where did Scratch get his name?

answer: Scratch received his name due to his long, horrid fingernails which he uses for torture.

answer: Scratch got his name because of his long nails, which he often uses to torture slaves.

answer: From his long nails.

text: Scratch uses his long nail to torture slaves in creative ways.

answer: Probably from his long, nail-like spikes.

text: Scratch did not get his name from his spikes.

refinement: Probably from his long, nails he uses to torture the slaves.

answer: Though, not explicitly spelled out, it can be deduced given the kind of person he is that he got the name after people collected in his shed to talk and gossip about his "scratch and tickle" preferred method of torture.

text: Scratch never got his nickname from people who collected in his shed to talk - there is no evidence in the passage to support that.

refinement: Scratch got his nickname from the use of his nails in torturing slaves.

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

Why is the narrator in trouble?

answer: He protected a child who was dropping their pickings.

text: The sentence is unclear. Why would a child be in trouble for dropping their own pickings?

refinement: He protected a child from Scratch's harsh punishment and ran away.

answer: The narrator is in trouble because he interfered with Scratch's treatment of a child, ran away, and evaded capture from Scratch and the men chasing him.

answer: Because gave aid to a child which immediately led to him running into the woods

text: The answer fails to explain why the narrator gave aid to the child.

refinement: Because he aided a child who was about to be punished by Scratch. He took the child away from Scratch and ran away.

answer: The narrator is in trouble because he interfered when Scratch was punishing a child.

answer: He helped a boy escape torture.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is a slave who thinks about how he can escape from one of his masters.

answer: This is a tale about a child's slavery experience.

answer: The protagonist reflects on how he is not a fool but rather brave for aiding a child being tortured by a handler. The handler finds him and chases him into the woods, but the protagonist manages to escape. However, he is eventually caught and brought back to the shed to receive new torturous treatment. In the end, the protagonist finds strength in his principles and manages to stay strong despite his circumstances.

text: The narrator does not care whether he is called a wise person or a fool.

refinement: The protagonist interfered with a fellow slave's punishment. He then ran away. The handler finds him and chases him into the woods. However, he is eventually caught and brought back to the shed to receive new torturous treatment. In the end, the protagonist finds strength in his principles and manages to stay strong despite his circumstances.

answer: A slave describes the experiences he has personally undergone and witnessed, mostly at the hands of a creatively sadistic man called Scratch because of his long nails.

answer: In spite of years of torture from the abuser Scratch, the protagonist stands up against him and runs away. When caught, the protagonist stands his ground, spouting a motto about principles never being defeated. Scratch backs off and leaves the protagonist in the shed to receive new punishments.


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I saw the exact moment in which the cashier started pretending to scrutinize my driver’s license in the hope that this contrived act showed some kind of polite forethought delaying the rejection soon to come. Knowing beforehand that her next words would be “I’m sorry…”, the license felt flimsier than usual as she spoke them and returned it to me. Yet I didn’t take it from her completely, and for a few seconds we were grasping the card together.

“We don’t take vertical ID’s.”

Blinking with registration but still composed, I rotated the license upon the axis formed by her thumb-and-fingertip pinch on the card, turning it to a landscape orientation and hoping that my mouth was shaped less sarcastically than I imagined it to be.

“There we go,” I managed to say. “Horizontal ID right there.”

A brief sense of genuine amusement soon dissolved into defensive indignation, partially activated by the adolescentizing embarrassment of being turned down at a liquor store, but also by the Reader's Digest-educated “knowing glances” directed at me and my friend by some harried mother waiting to buy bad wine behind us.

During my feeble attempt at levity, my friend was already returning his own vertical ID to his wallet, doing this with a laughable appearance of duty.

“Ok.” He said this with an eager friendliness that I found repulsive and unsettling.

“Ok.” The second utterance of the inanity struggled to sound laid-back, but was just as uninquisitively obedient as the first.

I sincerely liked this guy, but the flaccid dumbness of his reaction disgusted me utterly. Pathetically, this wine store cashier was some kind of authority figure to him, before whom you were entitled to meekly bare your humble head, shifting unconfidently your weight between equally weak legs, performing your best accidental Jack Lemmon impression and saying with cheery strain “ok ok” like some obsequious eunuch.

I could tell that the presence of the bad wine mom, whose final object of lust before menopause I idly predicted would be some fantasy combination of Michael Buble and Ryan Seacrest, had pressured him into making his act of deference as obvious as possible. I cross-referenced this with another look at the woman, who was now just apathetically texting.

Attempting to divert my growing irritation into something inconsequential, I rather forcefully checked my watch without actually looking at the time, but my wrist was bent in an undesirable position with my fingers curled into an incomplete fist which only further upset me. Meanwhile, the cashier had been ignoring my joke and calling over her manager, an ex-mechanic looking guy who had probably dropped acid at a Grateful Dead concert about a half-century ago, and from whom I had quite legally bought alcohol before.

He recognized me but pretended not to, likely preferring to keep the premise of this encounter as single-minded as possible.

The cashier debriefed him with useless jargon. “We’ve got two verticals.”

“State law, fellas. We can’t take ‘em.” This was spoken with some sympathy, so I tried to avoid being an ass right away. “Came into effect this month.”

“Well, my ID is from another state. How can state legislation here apply to documentation issued outside of state jurisdiction?”

“This store is in the state jurisdiction; the law applies to this store.” He seemed mildly put off by the semi-intelligence of my question.

“Ok.” Not me. “Ok.” Not me.

“But what does this law even accomplish? What…”

The manager emitted a sigh which was belatedly masked as a cough, his stance directed in a manner which suggested an intention to walk away within the next half minute.

“IDs issued before age 21 are oriented vertically; the law stops these IDs from being handed down to underagers and used when the original holder gets their first horizontal.”

Basically, think of the children: that chief concern of farm-league politicians being rectally pegged by church ladies everywhere.

“But you acknowledge that this card correctly states my age?”

“Look.” He winged his arms out gently, as one pressing through an airplane aisle, slipping through the invisible gaps in my question. “What can I do? It’s just the law.”

He had just admitted that he was powerless, that he wasn’t really denying me anything, indeed that he couldn't, that he had no say in this decision he was previously pretending to make, that his Grateful Ass was being transitively fucked by remote church ladies with telekinetic town hall strap-ons.

I made some kind of mixed noise that expressed both my listless desire to prolong this futile discourse and my frantic urge to end it immediately, my detachable middle fingers and erect penis pyrotechnically launching upward like Saturn V rockets while my hair is ejected from its follicles as a defense mechanism against the now-menopausal mom, who has long since drunk her entire bottle of horrible moscato and is sexting me uncontrollably with gratuitous emoticons and dick pics of her husband who she wants me to hear her complain about but my hair attack repels her sparing me from having unwanted but amazing in-store sex with her surprisingly good body which was probably out of my league at one point but it’s too late because I’ve already begun rapidly waving neon glow sticks at the manager giving him an acid flashback as the cashier girl hisses through the spitting image of her father's mouth causing him to punch my friend impressively hard in a gratifying location and allowing me to escape with my tonic water out the door labeled *enter* which they would never predict making me practically untraceable.

title: [HM] [SP] Your Time Matters To Us And We Appreciate Your Patience In Regards To This Shit

question: Explain why the two friends have vertical ID's.

answer: The two friends are underage.

answer: They are under 21.

answer: The two friends have vertical ID's because the law states that IDs issued before the age of 21 must be oriented vertically. This is to prevent underage people from using IDs that were originally issued to someone over the age of 21.

text: No response.

refinement: The two friends have vertical ID's because the law states that IDs issued before the age of 21 must be oriented vertically. This is to prevent underage people from using IDs that were originally issued to someone over the age of 21.

question: What are the two friends trying to buy?

answer: They are trying to buy wine from the wine store.

answer: Tonic water.

text: It is not stated that they came to buy tonic water. Also, they were denied service because they were underage to buy alcohol, and tonic water isn't alcoholic.

answer: The friends are trying to buy alcohol.

text: No response.

question: Why are the main characters trying to escape?

answer: The main characters are trying to escape because they are being harassed by a woman who wants to have sex with them.

text: The main characters were not trying to escape because they were sexually harrassed by a woman.

refinement: The main characters tried to escape because they were denied alcohol and they were underage.

answer: The main characters are trying to escape because they are frustrated and angry at the store's refusal to accept their IDs, and they are also feeling embarrassed in front of the other customers. They are also feeling threatened by the store's manager, who seems ready to walk away from the conversation.

answer: They have been shut down by the cashier to purchase wine.

answer: The main characters are trying to escape because they are being denied alcohol.

question: What does the cashier claim?

text: No response.

answer: The cashier claims that IDs issued before the age of 21 must be oriented in a horizontal manner, and that this law is in place to prevent underage people from using IDs issued to adults.

text: 'The cashier claims that IDs issued before the age of 21 must be oriented horizontal manner...' is inaccurate because the law states that IDs issued to underaged people must be oriented vertically, which will later be used to obtain their first horizontal IDs.

refinement: The cashier claims that IDs issued before the age of 21 must be oriented vertically, which will later be used to obtain their first horizontal IDs.

answer: State law has come into effect this month.

text: What state law has come into effect?

refinement: Their state law was they shouldn't have two vertical IDs, and IDs issued before age 21 are oriented vertically; the law stops these IDs from being handed down to the underage.

answer: That the law states that IDs issued before age 21 are oriented vertically.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The protagonist is denied alcohol at a liquor store because his driver's license is vertical, not horizontal. He is frustrated by the cashier's lack of understanding and the manager's lack of power.

answer: The narrator is at a liquor store with a friend, and the cashier refuses to sell them alcohol because their IDs are vertical. The narrator is annoyed by the cashier's refusal, and the manager explains that the law states that IDs issued before the holder turns 21 must be vertical, and that the law is meant to prevent underage people from using the IDs.

answer: The protagonist goes to buy alcohol at a liquor store, but is denied because his driver's license is vertical rather than horizontal. He argues with the store manager, but is ultimately unsuccessful. He leaves the store frustrated and angry.

text: 'He leaves the store frustrated and angry.' There is no indication that the narrator left the store angry and frustrated.

refinement: The protagonist tries to buy alcohol at a liquor store but is denied because his driver's license is vertical rather than horizontal. He argues with the store manager to reconsider but is ultimately unsuccessful.

answer: Two underage friends enter a wine store with their vertical IDs signifying they are underage. Their attempt to buy wine is quickly shut down by the cashier.


text:
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Originally from New York, Brown graduated in chemistry from the University of Rochester and, in 1960, relocated to San Francisco prior to the 18th United States Census.[4] Seeking part-time work, he applied for a position as an Enumerator with the United States Census Bureau and was assigned to canvass San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood for a six-week period of employment.[5] Following his stint with the Census Bureau, Brown was hired as a grant writer within the office of the Mayor of San Francisco, but returned to work on the U.S. census every ten years thereafter.[6] Between 1960 and 2020 he held a variety of temporary positions with the Census Bureau including as a partnership assistant, crew leader, field manager and office supervisor.[7][8][9] During the 24th United States Census in 2020, then aged 84 years, he served as a supply and recruiting clerk.[10] In addition to his work on the every-ten-year census, Brown also assisted with the 1995 field test done in preparation for the 22nd United States Census in 2000.[11][12] According to Brown, he has been known by the moniker “Mr. Census”.[13]

Between the periods of his work on the decennial census, Brown was variously employed as a photographer with the _San Francisco Sun-Reporter_, as a stringer for United Press International, as an apartment manager, a film projectionist, a cabinet maker, and a sales clerk at Sears.[14][15] From 1964 to 1982, excepting leaves of absences he took to work on the 19th United States Census in 1970 and the 20th United States Census in 1980, he managed a youth jobs program for the City of San Francisco.[16]

Brown is married and has ten children.[17]

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title: Norman K. Brown

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

What is the significance of Brown's work?

answer: He has worked on seven consecutive United States Censuses.

answer: Brown has worked on seven consecutive United States Censuses. He began working for the United States Census Bureau as a temporary employee in 1960 at age 24, returning every ten years thereafter for a few weeks to months through to the 24th United States Census of 2020, by which time he was 84 years of age.

answer: Brown has worked on seven consecutive United States Censuses. He began working for the United States Census Bureau as a temporary employee in 1960 at age 24, returning every ten years thereafter for a few weeks to months through to the 24th United States Census of 2020, by which time he was 84 years of age. He served as a supply and recruiting clerk during the 24th United States Census in 2020.

text: This information is irrelevant

refinement: Brown has worked on seven consecutive United States Censuses. He began working for the United States Census Bureau as a temporary employee in 1960 at age 24, returning every ten years thereafter for a few weeks to months through to the 24th United States Census of 2020, by which time he was 84 years of age.

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

Summarize the life of Norman K. Brown's wife.

answer: There is no mention of a wife in the article.

answer: No answer

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

What does the text say about the parameters for an entry?

answer: No answer

text: The parameters are available in the article

refinement: The parameters for an entry are the person's birth_date, death_place, death_cause, body_discovered, resting_place, resting_place_coordinates, burial_place, burial_coordinates, monuments, nationality, other_names, siglum, citizenship, education, alma_mater, occupation, years_active, employer, organization, agent, known_for, notable_works, style, home_town, net_worth, height, television, title, term, predecessor, successor, party, movement, opponents, boards, criminal_charges, criminal_penalty, criminal_status, spouse, partner, children, parents, mother, father, relatives, family, callsign, awards, website, module, module2, module3, module4, module5, module6, signature, signature_size, signature_alt, and footnotes.

answer: The parameters for an entry are the person's birth_date, death_place, death_cause, body_discovered, resting_place, resting_place_coordinates, burial_place, burial_coordinates, monuments, nationality, other_names, siglum, citizenship, education, alma_mater, occupation, years_active, employer, organization, agent, known_for, notable_works, style, home_town, net_worth, height, television, title, term, predecessor, successor, party, movement, opponents, boards, criminal_charges, criminal_penalty, criminal_status, spouse, partner, children, parents, mother, father, relatives, family, callsign, awards, website, module, module2, module3, module4, module5, module6, signature, signature_size, signature_alt, and footnotes.

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

Summarize Brown's roles with the Census Bureau.

answer: Brown began working for the United States Census Bureau as a temporary employee in 1960. He worked on seven consecutive United States Censuses. He worked on the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. He served as a supply and recruiting clerk during the 24th. He held a variety of temporary positions with the Census Bureau between 1960 and 2020.

answer: Brown began working for the United States Census Bureau as a temporary employee in 1960. He worked on seven consecutive United States Censuses. He worked on the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. He served as a supply and recruiting clerk during the 24th.

answer: He was a temporary employee in 1960, and returned to work on the U.S. census every ten years thereafter. He held a variety of temporary positions with the Census Bureau, including as a partnership assistant, crew leader, field manager, and office supervisor. He served as a supply and recruiting clerk during the 24th United States Census in 2020.


text:
It had had been weeks since I last had any scrap of nourishment go past my cold, slender lips. Ever since I broke off from the titanic sized school of shiny vessels, streaking through the endless darkness, I had been floating lonesome.

Life was tough on the continuous hunt for food. A lot of the other chums I knew, also ended up going at it alone. I think the thought of coming across a food source with that many other starved individuals scared a lot of them; I know that's why I went alone. I had a chilling feeling some left the group to die of starvation secretly, as to not look weak to the crowd of strangers.

It was the smallest flicker of light that caught the corner of my eye first.  My sluggish mind instantly assumes it will be nothing, like always, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity of getting a meal in me. Battling an energyless body I changed my heading and rushed toward where I had seen the sparkle of hope. It was only a few minutes until the light came into view again, further away than I originally guessed, but I was going in the right direction. The light seemed to come and go in a steady glow, but it was getting bigger and bigger as I quickened my pace. This food was MINE. This was MY MEAL. I couldn't let anyone else get there before me. This was my last chance.

Completely drained of what tiny energy I had when I caught up to the glowing ball of substinance, I slowed my hunt down to a stalk, unsure of exactly what it was stalking. My luminous meal was the most beautiful thing I had ever laid my eyes on. The gleaming eggplant shaped object was like a small star I orbited at ghostly distance. Being extra cautious not to shimmer any light  back toward my prey I inched closer and closer. A few minutes of creeping in, I swoop down below my dinner and get in position to attack.

In an instant, moving faster than this scaly old shell had before, I attacked the light. Mouth wide open, stomach full of joy, I could almost taste the glow, when I got the first glimmer of the end of my days. The colossal, polished white teeth came into view faster than my dinner zoomed away into the darkness in front of me. Like in slow motion the endless rim of razors closed over my entire body; the sharpened fangs glinted as i watched my flaming meal pull further into the distance.

Looking out into the closing obscurity I see the silver shimmer of one of my old chums, slowly circling the delicious looking sphere of light.

title: [MF] A short story about food

question: What is the ball of light?

answer: the ball of light is a source of nourishment.

text: The answer states that it is the source of nourishment but it is stated that it seems like a source of nourishment to the narrator.

refinement: the ball of light seems like a source of nourishment to the narrator.

text: It is omitted that it seems like a source of nourishment for fish to the narrator.

refinement: the ball of light seems like a source of nourishment for fish to the narrator.

text: The answer does not start with a capital letter.

refinement: The ball of light seems like a source of nourishment for fish to the narrator.

text: 'I caught up to the glowing ball of substinance' is evidence that the ball of light seems like a source of nourishment to the narrator.

text: 'My luminous meal was the most beautiful thing I had ever laid my eyes on.' is evidence that the ball of light seems like a source of nourishment to the narrator.

text: 'I see the silver shimmer of one of my old chums, slowly circling the delicious looking sphere of light.' is evidence that the ball of light seems like a source of nourishment to the narrator.

answer: The ball of light was a garnet-colored jewel

text: It is incorrect that the ball of light is a garnet-colored jewel.

text: The question is in the present simple tense, and the answer is in the past simple tense.

answer: Presumably the lure of an anglerfish.

text: 'The colossal, polished white teeth came into view faster than my dinner zoomed away into the darkness in front of me. Like in slow motion the endless rim of razors closed over my entire body; the sharpened fangs glinted as I watched my flaming meal pull further into the distance. Looking out into the closing obscurity I see the silver shimmer of one of my old chums, slowly circling the delicious looking sphere of light.' implies it is the lure of an anglerfish.

question: What kind of creature is the narrator?

answer: It's described as a fish, though not explicitly stated.

text: 'I had been floating' implies that the narrator is a fish.

text: 'the endless rim of razors closed over my entire body' implies that the narrator is a fish that is eaten by a bigger fish.

answer: Whatever creature she's stalking them food.

text: The answer could be more specific.

refinement: It's described as a fish, though not explicitly stated.

text: 'I slowed my hunt down to a stalk' is evidence that the creature is stalking

text: 'Life was tough on the continuous hunt for food' is evidence that the creature is stalking

answer: A fish whose biggest concern is avoiding digestion by a bigger fish.

text: It is not stated that the creature's biggest concern is avoiding digestion by a bigger fish. It is implied that its biggest concern is finding food.

text: 'I had been floating' implies that the narrator is a fish.' implies that the creature is a fish

text: 'the endless rim of razors closed over my entire body' implies that the narrator is a fish that is eaten by a bigger fish.

question: Why is the narrator starving?

answer: It may be implied they are a fish or at least amphibious.

text: The answer is irrelevant.

answer: The narrator is a snail, so the only information available concerning their diet should be extrapolated from this.

text: It is incorrect that the narrator is a snail.

answer: It's implied there isn't enough food in the ocean.

text: It is not stated it is the ocean but it might be.

text: 'I think the thought of coming across a food source with that many other starved individuals scared a lot of them; I know that's why I went alone.' is evidence there is not enough food.

question: What is the narrator's predator?

answer: The narrator's predator is another fish that got to the glowing light first and claimed it as their own.

text: It is not correct that the bigger fish got to the glowing light first and claimed it as their own

refinement: The narrator's predator is another fish.

text: 'the endless rim of razors closed over my entire body' is evidence that the narrator's predator is another fish

answer: It's implied to be/described as an anglerfish.

text: 'The colossal, polished white teeth came into view faster than my dinner zoomed away into the darkness in front of me. Like in slow motion the endless rim of razors closed over my entire body;' implies that that the narrator's predator is an anglerfish

answer: The predator is another fish, possibly belonging to the school of others that the narrator broke away from.

text: There is no evidence that the bigger fish belongs to the school of others that the narrator broke away from.

text: It could be more specific

refinement: The predator is another fish implied to be an anglerfish.

text: 'the endless rim of razors closed over my entire body' is evidence that the narrator's predator is another fish

question: How does the narrator not see the predator coming?

answer: The narrator is so focused on preying on the light; it's watching out for others potentially snapping up the light/food, but it isn't expecting to be eaten itself. Plus, the narrator is so hungry that its life is worth risking for this, considering starvation is close anyway.

text: 'This food was MINE. This was MY MEAL. I couldn't let anyone else get there before me. This was my last chance.' supports the answer

text: 'It had been weeks since I last had any scrap of nourishment go past my cold, slender lips.' is evidence that the narrator is so hungry that its life is worth risking for this, considering starvation is close anyway.

answer: The predator approaches the narrator stealthily, getting close enough before attacking to surprise them.

text: This is not stated.

answer: The predator catches the narrator by surprise since it moves very quickly. Also, its large teeth are difficult to see in the dark.

text: It seems that this is not the main reason

refinement: The narrator is so focused on preying on the light; it's watching out for others potentially snapping up the light/food, but it isn't expecting to be eaten itself. Plus, the narrator is so hungry that its life is worth risking for this, considering starvation is close anyway.

text: 'The colossal, polished white teeth came into view faster than my dinner zoomed away into the darkness in front of me.' implies that the predator moves quickly

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The protagonist is starving, and sees one of their friends circling around a glowing orb of food, realising this is what they are hunting for.

text: It is omitted that the narrator is eaten

refinement: The protagonist is starving, and sees one of their friends circling around a glowing orb of food, realising this is what they are hunting for.

text: 'It had been weeks since I last had any scrap of nourishment go past my cold, slender lips' is evidence that the protagonist is starving

answer: The narrator pursues a luminous meal then loses it to a larger creature.

text: It is not correct that the narrator loses the meal to a larger creature.

refinement: The narrator pursues a luminous meal, only to be eaten by a larger creature.

text: It is omitted that the predator is a fish

refinement: The narrator pursues a luminous meal, only to be eaten by a bigger fish.

text: It turns it is not a meal

refinement: The narrator pursues a luminous ball, only to be eaten by a bigger fish.

text: It is implied the predator is an anglerfish

refinement: The narrator pursues a luminous ball, only to be eaten by an anglerfish.

text: 'I caught up to the glowing ball of substinance, I slowed my hunt down to a stalk' is evidence that the narrator pursues a luminous meal

answer: This story describes a creature's experience of hunting a glowing food source, only to be lured away by another and eaten.

text: It will turn it is not food.

refinement: This story describes a creature's experience of hunting a glowing ball looking like a food source, only to be lured away by another and eaten.

text: it could be more specific

refinement: This story describes a creature's experience of hunting a glowing ball looking like a food source, only to be eaten by an anglerfish.

text: 'I caught up to the glowing ball of substinance, I slowed my hunt down to a stalk' is evidence that the narrator pursues a glowing food source

text: "The colossal, polished white teeth came into view faster than my dinner zoomed away into the darkness in front of me. Like in slow motion the endless rim of razors closed over my entire body' is evidence that the narrator is lured away by another and eaten.

answer: This old shell living in the vastness floats like a ghostly hunter, in search of his meals.

text: It is a fish

refinement: A fish living in the vastness floats like a ghostly hunter, in search of his meals.

text: It is omitted that it is eaten.

refinement: A fish living in the vastness floats like a ghostly hunter, in search of his meals, only to be eaten by a bigger fish.

text: 'I had been floating lonesome. Life was tough on the continuous hunt for food' is evidence that the narrator floats and searches for his meals.

answer: A small creature hunts a giant creature for food, only to be eaten by the predator.

text: It is incorrect that a small creature hunts a giant creature for food

refinement: A creature hunts another creature for food, only to be eaten by the predator.

text: It could be more specific

refinement: The narrator is hunting a glowing food source, only to be eaten by a bigger fish.

text: 'the endless rim of razors closed over my entire body' is evidence that the creature is eaten by the predator.

answer: The narrator (implied to be a fish) has gone weeks without food and is relieved to find a glowing light to eat, only to be eaten by another predator (implied to be an anglerfish, with its glowing lure).

text: 'It had been weeks since I last had any scrap of nourishment go past my cold, slender lips.' is evidence that the narrator has gone weeks without food

text: 'I had been floating' implies it is a fish

text: ' Mouth wide open, stomach full of joy, I could almost taste the glow,' is evidence the narrator is relieved to find a glowing light to eat


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Howard Gold's No-Nonsense Investing

Published: June 13, 2020 at 7:50 a.m. ET

Robinhood and day-trading newbies already are getting their comeuppance

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“Hertz looks like a bargain.”

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In 1929, the story goes, Joseph P. Kennedy, patriarch of the Kennedy clan, went for a shoeshine not far from his Wall Street office. Kennedy was stunned when the shoeshine man gave stock tips to him, a leading trader. He immediately returned to his office and aggressively short-sold stocks, making a fortune in the Great Crash.

This is probably an apocryphal tale that points to a larger truth: When even shoeshine men are so confident in their bullishness they give stock tips to the pros, it’s time to run for the hills.

This week we’ve seen plenty of signs of this. As the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.24%  hit all-time highs, briefly closing above 10,000 (nearly double its bubble top from the year 2000), and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.19%  and S&P 500 SPX, -0.08%  both came within shouting distance of their February record peaks, day traders and newbies emerged, proclaiming their stock-picking genius.

This testosterone-driven overconfidence — and research shows men are more reckless investors than women — has been most pronounced on Robinhood, the commission-free stock trading app preferred by millennials who can make all the trades they want at the tap of their thumbs.

The tale of Robinhood

According to Crunchbase, the Menlo Park, Calif.-based brokerage has raised $1.2 billion altogether. On the strength of three million new customers in the first quarter, it just raised $280 million in a late funding round led by Silicon Valley heavyweight Sequoia Capital. Robinhood has more than 10 million customers whose average age is 31.

It has been having an outsized impact on stock trading. An analyst at Deutsche Bank recently examined Robinhood trading data and found that small investors were behind much of the recent buying in the stock market, so that what we used to call the “smart money” is “now chasing” the day traders. Talk about the caboose pulling the train!

Gone are the days of COVID-19 lockdowns and fears of bodies piling up in emergency rooms. Long forgotten are the 40 million unemployed Americans, the 40% of businesses that may not reopen and the “long road” to recovery that a gloomy Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell laid out in his news conference Wednesday. And don’t even think about the new wave of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations we’re seeing in at least a dozen U.S. states. Oh, no, instead the day traders are sampling and remixing those hits of the 1930s, “We’re in the Money” and “Happy Days Are Here Again.”

And these mini-Masters of the Universe aren’t just buying the Apples AAPL, -0.76%  and Teslas TSLA, -2.41%  of the world; they’re gobbling up stocks of bankrupt companies like Hertz US:HTZ  and those whose businesses are in deep trouble, like American Airlines Group AAL, -4.95%. Both of those stocks and others beaten down badly in the coronavirus bear market have rallied sharply over the past few weeks.

Better than Buffett?

No doubt these very astute people have done deep dives into balance sheets, loan covenants and capital structures the way distressed debt and deep value investors do to make sure they’re protected on the downside. Oh, wait. Screw the guardrails. Damn the torpedoes. Traders on Robinhood and other instant-trading platforms are wagering hundreds maybe a few thousand bucks at a time and are beating the pants off the pros.

One leading day trader who’s particularly proud of himself is Dave Portnoy, the successful founder of Barstool Sports, who thinks his prowess over the last, oh, six weeks or so, has made him better than … Warren Buffett.

“I’m the new breed. I’m the new generation,” he crowed. “There’s nobody who can argue that Warren Buffett is better at the stock market than I am right now. I’m better than he is. That’s a fact.”

This column has recently taken Buffett to task for his performance over the past decade. Three of his recent investments lost at least $7 billion, and he clearly sold airline stocks at the bottom. But really, Dave, really? He sounds like he’s auditioning to host a revival of “The Apprentice.”

The day trading is definitely a sign of the times. As Anthony Denier, CEO of trading platform Webull, told the New York Post: “We’re all home. Some people are making bread, and some are saying, ‘Hey, how can I make the stock market work for me?’ And with the Fed [pumping money] into the markets, they’re thinking ‘How can I lose?’ ”

How? Let me count the ways, starting with today, with the Dow down 1,862 points, the biggest drop since the dark days of March. Who knows if this is profit taking or whether we’re heading for another leg down in stocks? But some of us remember the 1990s, the days of theglobe.com and “boot your broker” and guys in their basements trading Yahoo stock dozens of times a day. You can “OK boomer” me all you want, but I’ve seen this movie many times and it never has a happy ending.

_Howard R. Gold is a MarketWatch columnist. Follow him on Twitter @howardrgold._

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

Summarize the theme of this article.

answer: The theme of this article is the stock market, and how the stock market is being affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The article also discusses how the stock market is being affected by day traders and newbies.

answer: The theme of this article is the stock market, and how the stock market is being affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The article also discusses how the stock market is being affected by day traders and newbies. The article also discusses how the day traders' overconfidence is a sign that the market is about to crash.

answer: The theme of this article is that the stock market is in a bubble and will crash. The author of the article believes that the stock market is in a bubble because the stock market is reaching all-time highs, and it is being driven by day traders and newbies. The author believes that the stock market will crash because of the overconfidence of the day traders and newbies.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize the confidence of these new day traders.

answer: The new day traders are confident that they can make money in the stock market. They are also confident that they are better than Warren Buffett.

answer: It is implied that these day traders are more confident than ever before. The reason for this is that they have little to lose and they believe they can make a lot of money.

answer: It is implied that these day traders are more confident than ever before. The reason for this is that they have little to lose and they believe they can make a lot of money. They are also more confident than women.

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

Summarize some of the concerns financial analysts have with these emerging practices.

answer: The article does not mention any specific concerns.

answer: [rewrite]

answer: One fear is that when novice traders are confident in their ability to beat the market, they start becoming more and more invested, sinking further and further into the hole. Because the ability of novice investors to read the market can't compare to those who have been in the game for years, it is only a matter of time until novice investors suffer severe losses and create a desperate, panicked atmosphere on the market.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize the alternatives to day trading that have more stable longer-term outlooks.

answer: No answer

answer: The article mentions that the best alternative to day trading is to invest in a retirement account.


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QONQURTAI () was a Mongol prince and viceroy of Anatolia for the Ilkhanate khanate.

Life

Qonqurtai was born to Hulagu Khan and Ajuja Aguchi, his Khitan concubine wife. Qonqurtai was Hulagu's ninth son and was the senior commander during the reign of his brother Abaqa. He was twice appointed as viceroy of Anatolia, first during the reign of Abaqa and then under Tekuder. His winter quarters were in Kazova plains near Tokat, while his viceroyalty itself has centred around Kayseri.

Rule in Anatolia

Qonqurtai was appointed as commander of Ilkhanid army in Anatolia with Shams al-Din Juvayni as his vizier after the Battle of Elbistan in 1277 to support the Sultanate of Rum against revolting Turcomans.[1] He pursed Jimri, a claimant to Seljuk throne, and attacked his patrons - the Karamanids. As a consequence, Mehmet I of Karaman was captured and executed together with his sons Mahmud and Karaman in October 1277.[2] Qonqurtai further authorised Sâhib Ata to act on his behalf. He aided Kaykhusraw III's efforts to subdue Karamanids and Eshrefids in 1282. However, Qonqurtai had to cease his activities upon hearing the death of Abaqa.

Upon the death of Abaqa, Qonqurtai supported Tekuder's succession in Maragha, who in return gave him the hand of Toqiyatai Khatun, a Keraite concubine of Hulagu and niece of Dokuz Khatun on 12 July 1282. He was also re-appointed as viceroy of Anatolia the same day.[3] However, later in Tekuder's reign, he shifted his alliance to Arghun, which made the former suspicious. Qonqurtai was summoned to Karabakh, accused of conspiracy and was arrested by Tegüder's son-in-law, Alinaq - the viceroy of Georgia on 17 January 1284, and was executed next day by breaking his neck.[4] Later, Arghun had put Tekuder on trial for Qonqurtai's death, who suffered the same penalty as him.

Personality

He was described as a wise ruler in _Zafarnamah_ by Hamdullah Mustawfi,[5] while Qalawun considered him as a not only dishonorable, but also cruel man.[6]

Family

He was married to Toqiyatai Khatun (d. 1292), a Keraite concubine of Hulagu and niece of Dokuz Khatun on 12 July 1282, and only two of his children reached adulthood.[7]:

1.  Esen Timur Kharbanda (executed by Ghazan in 1296[8])
    1.  Pulad
2.  Ildar (executed by Ghazan in 1296[9])
    1.  Aq Timur
3.  Karai (died in infancy)
4.  Changtimur (died in infancy)
5.  Tashtimur (died in infancy)
6.  Ashightimur (died in infancy)
7.  Akash m (died in infancy)

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[5] L. J. Ward, “The Ẓafar-nāmah of Ḥamd Allāh Mustaufi and the Il-Khān dynasty of Iran,” Ph.D. diss, p.204, University of Manchester, 1983.

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title: Qonqurtai

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

What does the text say about Qonqurtai?

answer: Qonqurtai was a Mongol prince and viceroy of Anatolia for the Ilkhanate khanate. He was appointed as commander of Ilkhanid army in Anatolia with Shams al-Din Juvayni as his vizier after the Battle of Elbistan in 1277 to support the Sultanate of Rum against revolting Turcomans. He pursued Jimri, a claimant to Seljuk throne, and attacked his patrons - the Karamanids. As a consequence, Mehmet I of Karaman was captured and executed together with his sons Mahmud and Karaman in October 1277. Qonqurtai further authorized Sâhib Ata to act on his behalf. He aided Kaykhusraw III's efforts to subdue Karamanids and Eshrefids in 1282. However, Qonqurtai had to cease his activities upon hearing the death of Abaqa. He supported Tekuder's succession in Maragha.

answer: Qonqurtai was a Mongol prince and viceroy of Anatolia for the Ilkhanate khanate. He was born to Hulagu Khan and Ajuja Aguchi, his Khitan concubine wife. Qonqurtai was Hulagu's ninth son and was the senior commander during the reign of his brother Abaqa. He was twice appointed as viceroy of Anatolia, first during the reign of Abaqa and then under Tekuder. His winter quarters were in Kazova plains near Tokat, while his viceroyalty itself has centred around Kayseri.

answer: Qonqurtai was a Mongol prince and viceroy of Anatolia for the Ilkhanate khanate. He was appointed as commander of Ilkhanid army in Anatolia with Shams al-Din Juvayni as his vizier after the Battle of Elbistan in 1277 to support the Sultanate of Rum against revolting Turcomans. He pursued Jimri, a claimant to Seljuk throne, and attacked his patrons - the Karamanids. As a consequence, Mehmet I of Karaman was captured and executed together with his sons Mahmud and Karaman in October 1277. Qonqurtai further authorized Sâhib Ata to act on his behalf. He aided Kaykhusraw III's efforts to subdue Karamanids and Eshrefids in 1282. However, Qonqurtai had to cease his activities upon hearing the death of Abaqa.

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

What does the text say about Qonqurtai's early life?

answer: Qonqurtai was born to Hulagu Khan and Ajuja Aguchi, his Khitan concubine wife. He was Hulagu's ninth son and was the senior commander during the reign of his brother Abaqa.

text: Qonqurtai's time as a commander isn't his childhood.

refinement: Qonqurtai was born to Hulagu Khan and Ajuja Aguchi, his Khitan concubine wife. He was Hulagu's ninth son.

answer: Qonqurtai was born to Hulagu Khan and Ajuja Aguchi, his Khitan concubine wife. He was Hulagu's ninth son and was the senior commander during the reign of his brother Abaqa. He was twice appointed as viceroy of Anatolia.

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

What does the text say about Qonqurtai's family?

answer: Qonqurtai was born to Hulagu Khan and Ajuja Aguchi, his Khitan concubine wife. He was Hulagu's ninth son and was the senior commander during the reign of his brother Abaqa. He was married to Toqiyatai Khatun, a Keraite concubine of Hulagu and niece of Dokuz Khatun on 12 July 1282.

text: Qonqurtai's role as a commander isn't relevant to his family.

refinement: Qonqurtai was born to Hulagu Khan and Ajuja Aguchi, his Khitan concubine wife. He was Hulagu's ninth son. He was married to Toqiyatai Khatun, a Keraite concubine of Hulagu and niece of Dokuz Khatun on 12 July 1282.

text: The answer should mention Qonqurtai's children.

refinement: Qonqurtai was born to Hulagu Khan and Ajuja Aguchi, his Khitan concubine wife. He was Hulagu's ninth son. He was married to Toqiyatai Khatun, a Keraite concubine of Hulagu and niece of Dokuz Khatun on 12 July 1282. He had seven children, but five of them died in infancy. The other two reached adulthood and were executed by Ghazan in 1296.

answer: Qonqurtai was born to Hulagu Khan and Ajuja Aguchi, his Khitan concubine wife. He was Hulagu's ninth son and was the senior commander during the reign of his brother Abaqa. He was married to Toqiyatai Khatun, a Keraite concubine of Hulagu and niece of Dokuz Khatun on 12 July 1282. He had several children, only two of which survived to adulthood.

answer: Qonqurtai was the ninth son of Hulagu Khan and Ajuja Aguchi. In 1282, he married Toqiyatai Khatun. They had seven children, only two of who reached adulthood.

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

What does the text say about the royal lifestyle?

answer: Qonqurtai's winter quarters were in Kazova plains near Tokat, while his viceroyalty itself has centred around Kayseri.

text: The article doesn't offer any commentary about the lifestyle of royalty.

answer: No answer


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[Remains of the Chungar Mine camp that was destroyed by a landslide-generated wave at the Yanawayin Lake. Picture looking SW.] [Yanawayin Lake and, behind, the landslide that destroyed most of the Chungar Mine camp in 1971. Picture looking E.] [Upper part of the landslide that generated the tsunami that destroyed most of the Chungar Mine camp in 1971. Picture looking S.]

The CHUNGAR MINE, inactive, exploited a polymetallic (Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag) skarn deposit in the high Andes of central Peru. It is located about 116 km NE of Lima, 57 km southwest of Cerro de Pasco, and 82 km northwest of La Oroya in the (Santa Cruz de Andamarca District, Huaral Province, Lima Region, , 4380 m.a.s.l.). In 1971, a landslide-generated wave (“landslide tsunami”[1]) at the Yanawayin Lake destroyed most of the surface facilities and killed 200-600 persons,[2][3] including miners in flooded underground workings.[4]

The mine was owned by Cia. Minera Chungar, S.A.C. After the 1971 disaster, this mining company, keeping the same name, transferred the operations 16 km NE to the Animón mine in the Huarón Mining District.

Between 1995 and 2008, Compañía Minera Cerro S.A. rehabilitated some underground workings and had a small scale operation.

Since 2015, the mining company Volcan is exploring the surroundings of the Chungar Mine (Romina project) including the Puagjanca area where a Zn-Pb-(Ag) ore body was discovered.[5]

Confusion on the term “Chungar Mine”

The mining company Volcan through its now subsidiary Compañía Minera Chungar S.A.C.[6], operates the polymetallic Animón and Islay mines, in the Huarón Mining District, located 16 km NE of the actual Chungar Mine, under the term “Mining Unit Chungar”[7] (Unidad minera Chungar[8]). The use by Volcan of this term “Chungar Mining Unit”[9][10][11] has caused some confusion, and certain sources (e.g., the data base “alicia.concytec.gob.pe”[12] and a WoodMackenzie Report[13]) use wrongly the term of “Chungar mine” for the Animón mine.

Geological Frame

The Chungar skarn deposit belongs to the Miocene polymetallic belt of Central Peru.[14] The skarn Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag mineralization occurs mainly at the western contact of the Chungar Granite with limestone of the Cretaceous Jumasha Formation and in roof pendants.[15] Ore consists mainly of sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, and pyrrhotite in andradite skarn.[16] Age determinations on the outcropping Chungar granite yield an age of 12.88 ± 0.36 Ma (Ar/Ar biotite plateau age)[17] that is consistent with previous K-Ar age determinations.[18]

Similar skarn occurrences are known north and south of the Chungar Mine (e.g. Don Miguel prospect, , 8 km north of the Chungar Mine and 1 km E of the Chalhuacocha granodiorite, which was K-Ar dated at 10.0±0.3 Ma on biotite,[19] and the Puagjanca ore body, 4 km to the south[20]).

[1] https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-do-landslides-cause-tsunamis?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products landslide tsunamis, USGS, retrieved on April 15, 2020

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[5] Volcan 2019; Memoria Anual 2018; 199 p.

[6] Company profile Compañía Minera Chungar S.A.C.,bnamericas.com, retrieved on April 6, 2020

[7] Volcan, Mining units, retrieved on April 6, 2020

[8] Volcan, Unidades Mineras, retrieved on April 6, 2020

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[11] miningdataonline

[12] Data Base “alicia.concytec.gob.pe” retrieved on April 6, 2020

[13] Chungar zinc mine, WoodMackenzie Report, retrieved on April 6, 2020

[14] Noble, D. C., & McKee, E. H. (1999). The Miocene metallogenic belt of central and northern Peru. In: Geology and ore deposits of the Central Andes. Special Publication SEG, v. 7, p. 155–193.

[15] Soler, P., & Bonhomme, M. G. (1988). Oligocene magmatic activity and associated mineralization in the polymetallic belt of Central Peru. Economic Geology v. 83, 657-663.

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[17] Bissig, T., Ullrich, T. D., Tosdal, R. M., Friedman, R., & Ebert, S. (2008). The time-space distribution of Eocene to Miocene magmatism in the central Peruvian polymetallic province and its metallogenetic implications. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 26(1), 16–35. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2008.03.004

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title: Chungar Mine

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

Summarize everything relating to the mine's name.

answer: The mine was owned by Cia. Minera Chungar, S.A.C. After the 1971 disaster, this mining company, keeping the same name, transferred the operations 16 km NE to the Animón mine in the Huarón Mining District. Between 1995 and 2008, Compañía Minera Cerro S.A. rehabilitated some underground workings and had a small scale operation. Since 2015, the mining company Volcan is exploring the surroundings of the Chungar Mine (Romina project) including the Puagjanca area where a Zn-Pb-(Ag) ore body was discovered.

text: The operation and the exploration are unrelated to the question.

refinement: The mine was owned by Cia. Minera Chungar, S.A.C. After the 1971 disaster, this mining company, keeping the same name, transferred the operations 16 km NE to the Animón mine in the Huarón Mining District.

text: The answer omits the confusion about the mine's name.

refinement: The mine was owned by Cia. Minera Chungar, S.A.C. After the 1971 disaster, this mining company, keeping the same name, transferred the operations 16 km NE to the Animón mine in the Huarón Mining District using the "Mining Unit Chungar" term. The current owner, Volcan, operates the mine under the name "Chungar Mining Unit" which caused some confusion. Some people wrongly use the "Chungar mine" term for the Animón mine.

answer: The mine was called Chungar Mine. It was affected by a landslide-generated wave in 1971. The company that owned the mine was called Cia. Minera Chungar, S.A.C. The company that currently owns the mine is called Compañía Minera Chungar S.A.C. They operate the polymetallic Animón and Islay mines, in the Huarón Mining District. They call the mines "Mining Unit Chungar", which has caused confusion in the past.

answer: The mine was owned by Cia. Minera Chungar, S.A.C. After the 1971 disaster, this mining company, keeping the same name, transferred the operations 16 km NE to the Animón mine in the Huarón Mining District. Between 1995 and 2008, Compañía Minera Cerro S.A. rehabilitated some underground workings and had a small scale operation. Since 2015, the mining company Volcan is exploring the surroundings of the Chungar Mine (Romina project) including the Puagjanca area where a Zn-Pb-(Ag) ore body was discovered. The mining company Volcan through its now subsidiary Compañía Minera Chungar S.A.C., operates the polymetallic Animón and Islay mines, in the Huarón Mining District, located 16 km NE of the actual Chungar Mine, under the term “Mining Unit Chungar”.

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

What does the article say about the working conditions in the mine?

answer: No answer

answer: No answer is given in the article.