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Excerpt from found journal at site 225-A9.

Author identified as only Doctor S. PHD.

Dated March 14th 2035

Noted location: "Old World," State-run Hospital VA-02295 "St. Francine's"

...
  As I read the chart I noticed the results of the State mandated Gen-PreF tests. It reported that my next patient couple was decidedly more comfortable with a "male" doctor. I was disappointed. I thought about how I would have to announce myself as "Mystr S., PHD." It just didn't roll of the tongue as well as "Miss" did, or even the more simple "Dr. S." and leave my gender neutral. I wasn't worried about passing off as a man though, I had just visited the barb-ilist. The thym that worked on me did a wonderful job, not too long, not too short. The perfect blend of "long-haired man" or "not too short-haired woman." My other traits have all been sculpted to be "visual kei." I still, to this day, swear the hip shrinking pelvis shaving surgery was far more painful than my breast reduction, counter to the common claims of my peers. The State supplied hormone pills took care of everything else.

  When I stepped into the room I took a quick measure of the persons in front of me. The "male" was decidedly trying to be neutral, but his haggard complexion and signs of stubble on his face, gave me the impression of "him" more than anything. I allowed him the improper variance given the womyn in the room. "She" was nervous, her eyes darted down from him to me as I walked in. She was several weeks pregnant, and starting to show.

  "Hello, Miss J. and Mystr K., my name is Docto- I mean Mystr S., PHD," I said, slipping.

  The man narrowed his eyes and looked me up and down, but kept his mouth shut. She was in a sitting position in the chair in the middle of the room, he was standing over her left shoulder, his hand on it.

  "I've been reading your chart, here... no family names?" I asked conversationally.

  The womyn looked up at him and squeezed his hand as he cringed, "I don't have a family."

  She looked back down to me and said, "I used to have a family name, but I went through a deerkin phase and had it legally changed. After I met K. here I changed it back to my given name but kept out my family name for hym." I noticed the inflection when she said "hym." Keeping up appearances I assumed. It was well enough, because I did have the power to incite sanctions against them for not keeping to the rules of neutrality.

  "Ah, so J and K it is then. Not Myssus hmm? You aren't legal life partners yet?" I quizzed sitting down in the swivel chair provided for me.

  The man stood taller and said almost monotonously, "No, but we have cohabited for two and a half years now."

  This response was acceptable, since the State funded OCare that was paying for this visit only allowed them to be here if they met certain criteria. Marriage is no longer a legal coupling, one of the few concessions the retro-conservs won from the peace talks after The Gender Wars, but cohabitation for a period longer than two years was.

  What I found most interesting was their nervousness in using the State funded care. Nearly everyone did now, and since the demand was so low, non-funded health care was pretty cheap. Heck, with nearly everything provided to me at my andro housing barracks, my stipend of 'fun' expenditures could easily afford the cost of a legally enforced gender checkup during pregnancy. Not that I would ever get pregnant, disgusting. Genetic tailoring and the use of synthetic wombs is such a cleaner option.

  "Very good. Let's take a look at your fetus shall we then?" I said as I down the chart, grabbed some latex gloves from the counter, wheeled closer, and pulled the ultrasound caddy closer.

  Everything checked out okay, with one exception. "Healthy, but sorry, it's a boy. As you know our current sector has too many male children. When would you like to schedule the termination, this afternoon, or sometime later this week?"

  The female unit started to cry.

title: [SP] Sorry, it's a boy.

question: Why is the story obsessed with gender?

answer: The story is obsessed with gender because the main characters are living in a society where gender is strictly regulated. The characters are constantly reminded of their gender, and the author notes that the couple is "more comfortable" with a "male" doctor. The story also mentions that the couple is not yet legally life partners, but they have cohabited for two and a half years, which is the legal requirement in their society. The author also notes that there are too many male children in their society, and that the couple will need to schedule a termination.

text: 'The story also mentions that the couple is not yet legally life partners, but they have cohabited for two and a half years, which is the legal requirement in their society. ' is irrelevant.

refinement: The story is obsessed with gender because the main characters are living in a society where gender is strictly regulated. The characters are constantly reminded of their gender, and the author notes that the couple is "more comfortable" with a "male" doctor. The author also notes that there are too many male children in their society, and that the couple will need to schedule a termination.

text: ', and the author notes that the couple is "more comfortable" with a "male" doctor' is not strictly relevant.

refinement: The story is obsessed with gender because the main characters are living in a society where gender is strictly regulated. The characters are constantly reminded of their gender. The author also notes that there are too many male children in their society, and that the couple will need to schedule a termination.

text: 'their gender' can just be changed to 'it'

refinement: The story is obsessed with gender because the main characters are living in a society where gender is strictly regulated. The characters are constantly reminded of it. The author also notes that there are too many male children in their society, and that the couple will need to schedule a termination.

text: 'Healthy, but sorry, it's a boy. As you know our current sector has too many male children.'

text: 'It was well enough, because I did have the power to incite sanctions against them for not keeping to the rules of neutrality.'

answer: This takes place in some alternate dystopia where gender wars have taken place, quotas on gendered individuals are in effect, and everyone strives to be gender neutral.

text: 'the peace talks after The Gender Wars'

text: 'As you know our current sector has too many male children.'

text: 'because I did have the power to incite sanctions against them for not keeping to the rules of neutrality'

text: not relevant

answer: The story is set in a future where gender is no longer a binary.

text: Neutrality is enforced, but that doesn't mean it's binary.

refinement: The story is set in a future where gender neutrality is enforced.

text: 'I did have the power to incite sanctions against them for not keeping to the rules of neutrality'

question: What is the narrator's gender?

answer: The narrator is female.

text: The author may have been female, but they have undergone treatment to be more gender-neutral: 'The State supplied hormone pills took care of everything else.'

refinement: The narrator was female, but has undergone treatment to be gender-neutral.

text: 'It just didn't roll of the tongue as well as "Miss" did, or even the more simple "Dr. S."'

answer: The narrator is a woman.

text: 'The author may be female, but they have undergone treatment to be more gender-neutral: 'The State supplied hormone pills took care of everything else.'

refinement: The narrator may have been a woman, but has undergone treatment to be gender-neutral.

text: 'It just didn't roll of the tongue as well as "Miss" did, or even the more simple "Dr. S."'

answer: Sounds like they've transitioned from female to gender neutral, more masculine.

text: ' I still, to this day, swear the hip shrinking pelvis shaving surgery was far more painful than my breast reduction, counter to the common claims of my peers. The State supplied hormone pills took care of everything else.'

text: ' It just didn't roll of the tongue as well as "Miss" did, or even the more simple "Dr. S."'

text: not relevant

question: When does this take place?

answer: This takes place in the future, presumably sometime after 2035.

text: It takes place on exactly 'March 14th 2035', not after.

refinement: This takes place in the future, on March 14th 2035.

text: 'Dated March 14th 2035'

answer: 2035

text: it takes place on March 14th of that year. "Dated March 14th 2035"

text: 'Dated March 14th 2035'

text: not relevant

answer: 2035

text: The exact date is 'March 14th 2035'

text: 'Dated March 14th 2035'

question: Why does the narrator suggest that they must terminate the patient's pregnancy?

text: not relevant

answer: Because the child is a boy and there are too many boys in their sector.

text: 'As you know our current sector has too many male children.'

answer: The narrator suggests that they must terminate the patient's pregnancy because the current sector has too many male children.

text: 'As you know our current sector has too many male children.'

answer: The narrator suggests that they must terminate the patient's pregnancy because the current sector has too many male children. This is due to the fact that the State has mandated that all pregnancies must be terminated if the fetus is male.

text: The second sentence 'mandated that all pregnancies must be terminated if the fetus is male' should be changed to 'has regulates the gender distribution'.

refinement: The narrator suggests that they must terminate the patient's pregnancy because the current sector has too many male children. This is due to the fact that the State regulates the gender distribution.

text: 'As you know our current sector has too many male children.'

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is a doctor who is disappointed to learn that the couple in front of them is expecting a boy. The narrator is a woman who has undergone surgery to look like a man. She asks the couple when they would like to schedule the termination of the pregnancy.

text: The information about government regulation should be mentioned. It's more important than 'The narrator is a doctor who is disappointed to learn that the couple in front of them is expecting a boy.'

refinement: The narrator lives in a dystopia where the gender distribution is State-regulated. The narrator is a woman who has undergone surgery to look like a man. She asks the couple when they would like to schedule the termination of the pregnancy.

text: Information about the couple's child being a boy should be mentioned, as is the excess of boy babies.

refinement: The narrator is a doctor who lives in a dystopia where the gender distribution is State-regulated. A pregnant couple comes in, but their child is revealed to be a boy (of which there are too many in the sector). She asks the couple when they would like to schedule the termination of the pregnancy.

text: 'I still, to this day, swear the hip shrinking pelvis shaving surgery was far more painful than my breast reduction'

text: 'When would you like to schedule the termination, this afternoon, or sometime later this week?'

text: 'It just didn't roll of the tongue as well as "Miss" did, or even the more simple "Dr. S." and leave my gender neutral'

answer: The author is a doctor who is delivering the results of a mandatory gender pre-screening test to a couple. The couple is disappointed to learn that they are expecting a boy, as the current sector has too many male children. The woman starts to cry upon hearing the news that she will need to schedule a termination.

text: The information about government regulation should be mentioned. It's more important than 'The woman starts to cry upon hearing the news that she will need to schedule a termination'

refinement: The narrator is a doctor who lives in a dystopia where the gender distribution is State-regulated. The author is a doctor who is delivering the results of a mandatory gender pre-screening test to a couple. The couple is disappointed to learn that they are expecting a boy, as the current sector has too many male children.

text: 'author' should be 'narrator'

refinement: The narrator is a doctor who lives in a dystopia where the gender distribution is State-regulated. The narrator is a doctor who is delivering the results of a mandatory gender pre-screening test to a couple. The couple is disappointed to learn that they are expecting a boy, as the current sector has too many male children.

text: 'When would you like to schedule the termination, this afternoon, or sometime later this week?'

text: 'It just didn't roll of the tongue as well as "Miss" did, or even the more simple "Dr. S." and leave my gender neutral'

text: 'As you know our current sector has too many male children'

answer: A doctor that has undergone gender transition operations and alterations strives to enforce gender neutrality laws enacted after the gender wars. All sorts of gender neutral laws and customs are implied. When the patient is informed that their child is a boy, they're told the only option is termination because there are too many boys in their current sector.

text: 'gender wars' should be capitalized

refinement: A doctor that has undergone gender transition operations and alterations strives to enforce gender neutrality laws enacted after the Gender Wars. All sorts of gender neutral laws and customs are implied. When the patient is informed that their child is a boy, they're told the only option is termination because there are too many boys in their current sector.

text: 'When would you like to schedule the termination, this afternoon, or sometime later this week?'

text: 'from the peace talks after The Gender Wars'

text: 'As you know our current sector has too many male children.'

answer: The author is a doctor who is disappointed to find out that the couple in front of them is expecting a boy. The doctor offers to terminate the pregnancy, but the female unit starts to cry.

text: The information about government regulation should be mentioned. It's more important than 'The author is a doctor who is disappointed to find out that the couple in front of them is expecting a boy.'

refinement: The narrator is a doctor who lives in a dystopia where the gender distribution is State-regulated. The doctor offers to terminate the pregnancy, but the female unit starts to cry.

text: It should be mentioned that the doctor sees a couple who has a male baby, though it exceeds the quota permitted by the State.

refinement: The narrator is a doctor who lives in a dystopia where the gender distribution is State-regulated. The doctor's patients are pregnant with a boy, but that exceeds the quota of males allowed for their district. The doctor offers to terminate the pregnancy, but the female unit starts to cry.

text: 'When would you like to schedule the termination, this afternoon, or sometime later this week?'

text: 'The female unit started to cry.'

text: 'Healthy, but sorry, it's a boy. As you know our current sector has too many male children.'


split: test

text:
Once, we were brothers.

Once, almost seems like a whole life ago, I stood by him and we fought and we bled and we *killed* together.

We were part of 5th Company, deployed to Ukraine during the escalation of the Crimean Conflict, a war which would later take more lives than Iraq and destroy more infrastructure than the Great War. We fought together in a conflict that, one day, only we would understand. And no politician could fathom what we saw there, no civilian could've known how we bled.

We shared bullets, bottles, and blood - when we were brothers.

We were stationed with Alpha Squad. We led all the missions, he and I. I was sergeant; he was corporal. All the men in that squad were our brothers, and we were theirs. I can still remember a time when I would've taken a bat to the head for any of those guys.

Now, I stand before him, and we are no longer brothers.

Somehow, the politics ate him. Probably ate me, too, he'd say. But now I'm sitting in an airport in Crimea and he has a gun to my head. And if anyone bothered to look up they wouldn't have thought for a moment that we were brothers.

But we were. Once.

Now he's a nationalist. Defected after the war, and found Russia to be his home, his country. I stayed with the US, and all he could say to me was how blind I'd become. After all we'd been through, as brothers, he couldn't believe I'd still take their side.

But I didn't. I just want my pension. I just want to go home. So does Alpha Squad. They're sitting next to me, but their eyes are far away. I don't bother to call to them. This isn't their business.

I look up at him. The barrel is staring down my face. He's smiling.

"Once, we were brothers," he said.

"Still are," I replied, "Only we've seen what you've seen."

"No," he lowers the pistol, "No, that's not it at all. You viewed what I did, but you didn't see. None of you did. Or you'd be on my side."

"I'm on no one's side. I just want to go home," my voice wavers, "I'm tired. I miss my family."

"We're your family," he raises the pistol again, "None of those fucks at home knows what happened here."

"Maybe it's better they don't know," I turn away, toward the rest of the squad. They're all busy in their own little worlds.

The engineer specialist has a happy little grin on his face. He's remembering that time we saved those two kids after we accidentally killed their parents while we were clearing out an apartment complex. Those two kids later got blown up by a landmine. But he's not remembering that.

Our sniper and spotter are talking, hushed, about what they'll do when they get home. I heard they might get married and move to South America. They want to forget what happened here. I know they never will.

The new guy is sitting, chattering his teeth. He never got used to combat, because he deployed a week before our squad was relieved from duty - two weeks before the war ended. He still has the nighttime chills from killing. He's grasping a folder in his hand - for his psychologist, when he's back stateside.

The airport is filled with people: refugees fleeing the war zone, servicemen and women going home, and children waiting for parents. No one notices us two.

"They're right. You're just a soldier," he puts the pistol away, "You don't get the bigger picture. But that's okay. Some of you aren't meant to. I'll see you boys stateside - in one piece or in a casket."

"You're not gonna shoot me?" I ask.

"No, because we were brothers," he replied. He disappears into the crowd.

I look down at my dog tags. No one will remember what we did here. The hippies will cuss us out; the families will avoid us; the government will ignore us.

But we'll have each other. Because, once, we were brothers. And once is enough.

title: [SP] Once

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

What does the story say about brotherhood?

answer: The main character, the sergeant, and the man with the gun to his head were brothers. However, their relationship seems to have changed now because of the war. They were soldiers, but now that the conflict is over it is time for them to part ways.

answer: The narrator thinks of the squad as brothers, that they would do anything for each other. They all fought together during the war and they are still comrades. They all still get along, but after the war and his defection, the narrator's brother, who was in Alpha Squad, wants to shoot him.

answer: The narrator and the corporal are in Alpha squad. They are as close as brothers and share a bond so close that the narrator is willing to take a bullet for him. However, the corporal becomes a nationalist and he shoots the narrator and other Alpha Squad members.

text: Incorrect--the corporal does not shoot the narrator.

refinement: The narrator and the corporal are in Alpha squad. They are as close as brothers and share a bond so close that the narrator is willing to take a bullet for him. The corporal decides not to shoot the narrator because they were once as brothers.

answer: Both the narrator and the corporal are in Alpha squad. They were once as close as brothers. However, the corporal becomes a nationalist and he shoots the narrator and other Alpha Squad members.

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

What does the story say about violence?

answer: The men kill quite a number of people in their time on the battlefield. They also often share (and sometimes argue) amongst themselves about what happened when certain things happened.

text: Second line is vague and unnecessary.

refinement: The men kill quite a number of people in their time on the battlefield.

text: The answer should mention that the corporal points a gun at the narrator.

refinement: The men kill quite a number of people in their time on the battlefield. The corporal points a gun at the narrator's head but ultimately decides not to kill him because they were once as brothers.

answer:
The 5th Company that the narrator belongs to is deployed in Ukraine during the escalation of the Crimean Conflict. They were part of the Alpha Squad. They led all missions and were brothers. The narrator said he would take a bat to the head for any of those men.

Back in the present, the narrator locks eyes with the corporal on the other side. The latter has a gun to the narrator's head. The narrator uses a pronoun to address the corporal. It should be noted that the corporal is not his brother in the present.

text: There are irrelevant details in the answer.

refinement:
The 5th Company that the narrator belongs to is deployed in Ukraine during the escalation of the Crimean Conflict.

Back in the present, the corporal has a gun to the narrator's head.

text: The answer should mention the violence committed during the war.

refinement:
The 5th Company that the narrator belongs to is deployed in Ukraine during the escalation of the Crimean Conflict. The war ultimately took more lives than the Iraq war.

Back in the present, the corporal has a gun to the narrator's head.

answer: When the two were deployed with Alpha Squad they fought together in a conflict they will one day only understand and no civilian could've known how they bled. The war they were deployed in was deadly and they fought as brothers. The passing years showed that they both still hold the horrors of what they witnessed in the Crimea war zone but now they can't see eye-to-eye.

answer: When the two were stationed with Alpha Squad they fought together in a conflict they will one day only understand and no civilian could've known how they bled. The war they were deployed in was deadly and they fought as brothers. The passing years showed that they both still hold the horrors of what they witnessed in the Crimea war zone but now they can't see eye-to-eye.

answer: Though the story doesn't state a specific number of people they have killed in their time on the battlefield, it is clear they have killed many. The men kill quite a number of people in their time on the battlefield. They also often share (and sometimes argue) amongst themselves about what happened when certain things happened.

answer:
The 5th Company that the narrator belongs to is deployed in Ukraine during the escalation of the Crimean Conflict. They were part of the Alpha Squad. They led all missions and were brothers. The narrator said he would take a bat to the head for any of those men.

Back in the present, the narrator locks eyes with the corporal on the other side. The latter has a gun to the narrator's head. It should be noted that the corporal is not his brother in the present.

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

Summarize how the story ends.

answer: The soldier and his enemy who was once his brother shake hands and part ways. The soldier realizes he will never be remembered for joining the army. The story ends with their bond still in tact.

text: The answer should mention that the corporal decides not to shoot the narrator because they were one brothers.

refinement: Because they were once brothers, the corporal decides not to shoot the narrator. The soldier and his enemy who was once his brother shake hands and part ways. The soldier realizes he will never be remembered for joining the army. The story ends with their bond still in tact.

text: They don't shake hands.

refinement: Because they were once brothers, the corporal decides not to shoot the soldier. The soldier and his former comrade part ways. The soldier realizes he will never be remembered for joining the army. The story ends with their bond still in tact.

answer: The narrator has a loaded gun placed to their head by their former brother. He is killed with the former brother backing out of shooting him. The war had political implications and because of it, the narrator survived, leaving the battlefield. However, even at home, music and media isn't as kind as it would be to a law-abiding citizen. The conflict ended but the past lingers in the minds of those who fought in it.

text: Everything beyond the first sentence is inaccurate..

refinement: The narrator has a loaded gun placed to their head by their former brother.

text: The answer should make clear that the corporal is not his real brother.

refinement: The narrator has a loaded gun placed to their head by their former comrade from the war, whom they once considered a brother.

text: The answer should mention that the narrator is spared.

refinement: The narrator has a loaded gun placed to their head by their former comrade from the war, whom they once considered a brother. Because of their former bond, the comrade ultimately spares the narrator's life.

answer: The soldier and his fellow soldier are both ready to kill each other as the story takes place. The soldier makes his counter offer by saying that they were brothers once. His fellow soldier says he would never shoot him because they are brothers. His fellow traveling companion goes over the reasons why they would not be brothers but, he leaves him at the airport. The main character, the main character reflects on this and they actually were brothers and they had gone through some hard stuff.

text: Both soldiers aren't ready to kill each other.

refinement: The narrator has a gun put to his head by his former comrade from the war. The soldier makes his counter offer by saying that they were brothers once. His fellow soldier says he would never shoot him because they are brothers. His fellow traveling companion goes over the reasons why they would not be brothers but, he leaves him at the airport. The main character, the main character reflects on this and they actually were brothers and they had gone through some hard stuff.

text: The terms "narrator" and "comrade" should be used to differentiate between the two soldiers.

refinement: The narrator has a gun put to his head by his former comrade from the war. The narrator makes his counter offer by saying that they were brothers once. His comrade says he would never shoot him because they are brothers. His comrade goes over the reasons why they would not be brothers but, he leaves him at the airport. The main character, the main character reflects on this and they actually were brothers and they had gone through some hard stuff.

text: The last sentence is not necessary.

refinement: The narrator has a gun put to his head by his former comrade from the war. The narrator makes his counter offer by saying that they were brothers once. His comrade says he would never shoot him because they are brothers. His comrade goes over the reasons why they would not be brothers but, he leaves him at the airport.

text: The comrade is the one who states that they are brothers.

refinement: The narrator has a gun put to his head by his former comrade from the war. The former comrade mentions that they were once like brothers and spares the narrator for this reason. His comrade goes over the reasons why they would not be brothers but, he leaves him at the airport.

text: The last sentence is inaccurate/unnecessary.

refinement: The narrator has a gun put to his head by his former comrade from the war. The former comrade mentions that they were once like brothers and spares the narrator for this reason.

answer: The soldier and his fellow soldier are both ready to kill each other as the story takes place. The fellow soldier says that the narrator is a soldier, but he does not get the bigger picture. He does not pull out his pistol and shoots the other soldier. The main character, the main character reflects on this and they actually were brothers and they had gone through some hard stuff.

answer: The soldier and his enemy who was once his brother shake hands and part ways. The soldier realizes he will never be remembered for joining the army.

answer: The narrator has a loaded gun placed to their head by their former brother. He is killed but the narrator will never know. The war had political implications and because of it, the narrator survived, leaving the battlefield. However, even at home, music and media isn't as kind as it would be to a law-abiding citizen. The conflict ended but the past lingers in the minds of those who fought in it.

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

Summarize the scene where the narrator is killed.

answer: The narrator and his fellow soldier stand side by side. The soldier holds a gun to the narrator's head. The narrator asks if the soldier is going to shoot him and the soldier puts his gun away. The soldier tells the narrator that he is not going to shoot him because he has been his brothers. He then disappears into the crowd.

text: The narrator is not killed.

answer: The narrator, a soldier, and his comrades come together and realize that the war has ended. The soldier takes out a gun, points it at the narrator's head and threatens to kill him. The narrator assures the killer that he is on no man's side and just wants to return home, but the killer refuses and insists that their squad is family, that their family would have a better perspective on the war, and that only they will remember the sacrifices made. The narrator concedes and agrees with the killer, who puts away his gun and leaves.

answer: In a busy airport, the narrator is being interrogated by his fellow soldier, who presumably wants to kill him. The narrator is part of Alpha Squad, with whom he fought during the Crimean Conflict. He and his squad are waiting to board a plane back to their respective home countries, the narrator wishing only to return to the US; their mission accomplished, they are relieved of duty. His fellow soldier tells him they are now at odds with each other because they had different views of the war. He then points a gun to his head and tells the narrator that he is not a "soldier" and doesn't understand, only to put the gun away and tells him he would not kill him because he is brothers, raises the weapon, and disappears into the crowd.

answer: No answer


text:
The CANADIAN BIRKEBEINER is the largest classic style cross-country ski event in Western Canada. Founded in 1985, it is one of three Birkebeiner Loppets held worldwide, the others being the Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet and the American Birkebeiner. The event is organised annually on the second Saturday of February by the Canadian Birkebeiner Society, with the help of about 500 volunteers. About 1000 skiers take part in the one-day event, which includes races from 2 km to 55 km. The three main races are the 55 km with 5.5 kg backpack, the 55 km light and the 31 km from Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, via Elk Island National Park and finishing at Washkahegan Staging Area in Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area, Alberta.

Origin

The Canadian Birkebeiner is named after the Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet, which commemorates an important historical event.[1] In 1206 a group of Birkebeiner loyalists, who fought for Sverre Sigurdsson and his descendants in the Norwegian civil war, smuggled Haakon IV, the widely regarded illegitimate son of Norway's King Håkon Sverresson, from Lillehammer to safety in Trondheim. As in the Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet, the skiers in the Canadian Birkebeiner carry a pack symbolising the weight of an 18-month-old child.[2]

History

On February 9th, 1985 the first Birkebeiner race was organised by the Canadian Birkebeiner Society.[3] In total 127 skiers participated in the cross-country marathon starting in Devon, Alberta and finishing at Fort Edmonton Park. The Canadian Birkebeiner continued to be held in this area until 1990,[4] when, because of recurring issues with the level of snow on the Devon - Fort Edmonton Park trail, the event moved permanently to Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area.

In 1996 a study of heart rates of cross-country skiers was conducted during the race, and the results reported in the Journal of Human Movement Studies.[5]

In 1999 about 2500 people took part in the race;[6] more recently the event has attracted about 1000 skiers.[7]

While the race is organized every year, it has occasionally been cancelled because of inappropriate conditions; in 2016 there wasn't enough snow, and in 2019 the temperature was below -25C.[8]

Haakon Haakonson Award

Since 1990 skiers that have completed all three international Birkebeiner long distance cross-country ski races - Birkebeinerrennet in Norway, the American Birkebeiner and the Canadian Birkebeiner - receive the Haakon Haakonson Award.[9] The award is an initiative of the Canadian Birkebeiner Society to recognise the skier's dedication to the Birkebeiner races. In 2019 a total of 175 skiers received the award.

[1] _Olympic Review_. International Olympic Committee,.; 1988. p. 163.

[2] _Nature First: Outdoor Life the Friluftsliv Way_. Dundurn; 31 July 2007. . p. 190.

[3] _Parkinson Disease: A Health Policy Perspective_. John Wiley & Sons; 16 February 2010. . p. 121.

[4] John Peaker. _The Complete Guide to Cross Country Skiing in Canada_. Doubleday Canada, Limited; 1 January 1987. . p. 94.

[5] _Journal of Human Movement Studies_. Vol. 31. Teviot Scientific.; 1996. p. 161–163.

[6]

[7] “Favourable conditions draw around 1,000 to annual Birkebeiner”. _Edmonton Journal_, Hina Alam, February 11, 2018

[8] Birkebeiner Ski Festival forced to cancel 2019 event due to extreme cold. By Karen Bartko and Emily Mertz, _Global News_, February 5, 2019

[9] “Edmonton senior to ski Canadian Birkebeiner in preparation for 66-km skimarathon in Estonia”. Nick Lees, _Edmonton Journal_, January 22, 2017

title: Canadian Birkebeiner

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

What is the Canadian Birkebeiner?

answer: the largest classic style cross-country ski event in western Canada

text: "largest classic style cross-country ski event in Western Canada" is evidence that the Canadian Birkebeiner is largest classic cross-country ski event in Western Canada.

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner is the largest classic style cross-country ski event in Western Canada

text: "largest classic style cross-country ski event in Western Canada" is evidence that the Canadian Birkebeiner is largest classic cross-country ski event in Western Canada.

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner is a one-day cross-country ski event held annually on the second Saturday of February. The event includes a variety of races, from a 2 km race up to a 55 km marathon. Each Birkebeiner skier carries a pack symbolizing the weight of an 18-month-old child, in commemoration of the Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet. Skiers who complete all three Birkebeiner races receive the Haakon Haakonson Award.

text: It misses to mention that it's the largest event of its kind in Western Canada.

refinement: The Canadian Birkebeiner is the largest one-day cross-country ski event in Western Canada. It is held annually on the second Saturday of February. The event includes a variety of races, from a 2 km race up to a 55 km marathon. Each Birkebeiner skier carries a pack symbolizing the weight of an 18-month-old child, in commemoration of the Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet. Skiers who complete all three Birkebeiner races receive the Haakon Haakonson Award.

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner is a one-day cross-country ski event organised annually on the second Saturday of February by the Canadian Birkebeiner Society. The event includes races from 2 km to 55 km, and participants carry a 5.5 kg backpack, symbolising the weight of an 18-month-old child. The award for completing all three Birkebeiner marathons is the Haakon Haakonson Award.

text: It misses to mention that it's the largest event of its kind in Western Canada.

refinement: The Canadian Birkebeiner is the largest one-day cross-country ski event in Western Canada. It's organised annually on the second Saturday of February by the Canadian Birkebeiner Society. The event includes races from 2 km to 55 km, and participants carry a 5.5 kg backpack, symbolising the weight of an 18-month-old child. The award for completing all three Birkebeiner marathons is the Haakon Haakonson Award.

answer: The largest classic style cross-country ski event in Western Canada, one of three global Birkebeiner Loppets.

text: "largest classic style cross-country ski event in Western Canada" is evidence that the Canadian Birkebeiner is largest classic cross-country ski event in Western Canada.

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

Where is the Canadian Birkebeiner?

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner is in Western Canada.

text: "CANADIAN BIRKEBEINER is the largest classic style cross-country ski event in Western Canada" is evidence that proves the Canadian Birkebeiner to be in Western Canada.

answer: Alberta. The races take place from the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, via Elk Island National Park, to the Washkahegan Staging Area in Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area.

text: "Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, via Elk Island National Park and finishing at Washkahegan Staging Area in Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area, Alberta" is evidence of where the Candadian Birkebeiner takes place.

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner is held annually in Western Canada.

text: "CANADIAN BIRKEBEINER is the largest classic style cross-country ski event in Western Canada" is evidence of the event taking place in Western Canada.

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner is held annually at Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area in Alberta.

text: "in Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area, Alberta" is evidence of where the event takes place.

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner is an annual cross-country ski event held in Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area, Alberta.

text: "in Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area, Alberta" is evidence of where the event takes place.

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

How long is the Canadian Birkebeiner?

answer: It is 55 km and accepts up to 1000 participants.

text: It misses to mention that it is composed of a series of races ranging from 2km to 55km.

refinement: There are races ranging from 2km up to 55km and accepts up to 1000 participants.

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner is a one-day cross-country marathon event with races from 2 km to 55 km in distance. The main event is 55 km.

text: It misses to mention that the main event is three races, two 55km and one 31km.

refinement: The Canadian Birkebeiner is a one-day cross-country marathon event with races from 2 km to 55 km in distance. The main event are two 55 km races and one 31 km race.

text: "the one-day event, which includes races from 2 km to 55 km" is evidence that the races are from 2km to 55km

answer: Longer races last from 55km to 55km, and shortest is a 2km.

text: It misses to mention that the longer races are from 31km to 55km.

refinement: Longer races last from 31km to 55km, and shortest is a 2km.

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner is a cross-country ski event ranging from 2 km to 55 km in length.

text: "the one-day event, which includes races from 2 km to 55 km" is evidence that the races range from 2km to 55km

answer: It is a one-day event that involves races of up to 55 kilometers.

text: "the one-day event, which includes races from 2 km to 55 km" is evidence that the races are up to 55km in length.

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

Summarize everything relating to the Devon-Fort Edmonton Park trail.

answer: The trail between Devon, Alberta and Fort Edmonton Park provided the main route for the Canadian Birkebeiner until 1990 due to recurring issues with the level of snow on the trail.

text: It misses to mention that it was where the first race was held in 1985.

refinement: The trail between Devon, Alberta and Fort Edmonton Park was where the first Birkebeiner race was held in 1985 and  provided the main route for the Canadian Birkebeiner until 1990 due to recurring issues with the level of snow on the trail.

text: " Canadian Birkebeiner continued to be held in this area until 1990,[4] when, because of recurring issues with the level of snow on the Devon - Fort Edmonton Park trail" is evidence that the trail was used until 1990.

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner originally took place on the Devon-Fort Edmonton Park trail. However, due to recurring issues with the level of snow, the event was permanently relocated to Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area. The Devon-Fort Edmonton Park trail presented challenges with respect to snow levels.

text: It misses to mention that trail was where the Birkebeiner race was held from 1985 to 1990

refinement: The Canadian Birkebeiner originally took place on the Devon-Fort Edmonton Park trail from 1985-1990. However, due to recurring issues with the level of snow, the event was permanently relocated to Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area. The Devon-Fort Edmonton Park trail presented challenges with respect to snow levels.

answer: From 1985-1990 the Canadian Birkebeiner cross-country marathon started at Devon, Alberta, and finished at Fort Edmonton Park. However, due to a recurring issue with the level of snow on the Devon-Fort Edmonton Park driveway, the event permanently moved to the Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area in 1990.

answer: The cross-country marathon trail started at Devon and finished at Fort Edmonton Park from 1985 to 1990, when the event had to be moved due to recurring issues with the level of snow.

answer: The Devon-Fort Edmonton Park trail crosses the Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area. Issues with the lack of snow on the trail caused the race to move permanently to the area. The trails at Devon and Fort Edmonton Park also issues in how locals perceived the trails with respect to littering and wildlife (specifically, bears).

text: There's no evidence to suggest that the Devon-Fort Edmonton trail crosses the Cooking Lake-Blackfoot area.

refinement: Issues with the lack of snow on the trail caused the race to move permanently to the area. The trails at Devon and Fort Edmonton Park also issues in how locals perceived the trails with respect to littering and wildlife (specifically, bears).

text: There's no definite evidence to suggest that the issues were due to a lack of snow.

refinement: Issues with the level of snow on the trail caused the race to move permanently to the area. The trails at Devon and Fort Edmonton Park also issues in how locals perceived the trails with respect to littering and wildlife (specifically, bears).

text: There's no evidence that suggests there was issues with littering and wildlife.

refinement: Issues with the level of snow on the trail caused the race to move permanently to the area.

text: It misses to mention that the trail was where the Birkebeiner race was held from 1985-1990 and moved to issues with the level of snow.

refinement: The Birkebeiner race was first held on the Devon-Fort Edmonton Park trail in 1985. However in 1990 issues with the level of snow on the trail caused the race to move permanently to Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area

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

List the names of 2 people mentioned.

answer: Haakon Haakonson and John Peaker

answer: Haakon Haakonson, Canadian Birkebeiner Society

text: "Canadian Birkebeiner Society" is not the name of a person.

answer: Sverre Sigurdsson, Haakon IV.

answer: Dick Dashfield and Liudvik Vanags

text: The names mentioned in the answer are not in the article.

answer:
- John Peaker is an author
- Karen Bartko is an editor

text: There's no evidence to suggest that Karen Bartko is an editor.

refinement:
- John Peaker is an author
- Karen Bartko

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

Who organizes the Canadian Birkebeiner?

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner Society

text: It misses to mention the 500 volunteers that help organize the event.

refinement: The Canadian Birkebeiner Society and 500 volunteers.

text: "event is organised annually on the second Saturday of February by the Canadian Birkebeiner Society, with the help of about 500 volunteers" is evidence that the event is organized by Canadian Birkebeiner Society

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner Society organizes the Canadian Birkebeiner. It is held annually on the second Saturday of February, and about 1000 skiers participate in the event. The awards given to skiers completing three Birkebeiner races are an initiative of the Canadian Birkebeiner Society.

text: It misses to mention the 500 volunteers that help organize the event.

refinement: The Canadian Birkebeiner Society organizes the Canadian Birkebeiner and 500 volunteers. It is held annually on the second Saturday of February, and about 1000 skiers participate in the event. The awards given to skiers completing three Birkebeiner races are an initiative of the Canadian Birkebeiner Society.

text: Extra details are irrelevant to the question.

refinement: The Canadian Birkebeiner Society organizes the Canadian Birkebeiner and 500 volunteers

text: "event is organised annually on the second Saturday of February by the Canadian Birkebeiner Society, with the help of about 500 volunteers" is evidence that the event is organized by Canadian Birkebeiner Society

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner Society, along with about 500 volunteers.

text: "event is organised annually on the second Saturday of February by the Canadian Birkebeiner Society, with the help of about 500 volunteers" is evidence that the event is organized by Canadian Birkebeiner Society and 500 volunteers

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner Society organizes the Canadian Birkebeiner cross-country ski event annually. About 1000 skiers typically participate in the event, which includes races from 2 km to 55 km.

text: It misses to mention the 500 volunteers that help organize the event.

refinement: The Canadian Birkebeiner Society and 500 volunteers organizes the Canadian Birkebeiner cross-country ski event annually. About 1000 skiers typically participate in the event, which includes races from 2 km to 55 km.

text: "event is organised annually on the second Saturday of February by the Canadian Birkebeiner Society, with the help of about 500 volunteers" is evidence that the event is organized by Canadian Birkebeiner Society

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner Society, with the help of about 500 volunteers.

text: "event is organised annually on the second Saturday of February by the Canadian Birkebeiner Society, with the help of about 500 volunteers" is evidence that the event is organized by Canadian Birkebeiner Society and 500 volunteers

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

Why do skiers carry a bag in one of the main races?

answer: The skiers carry a pack as a way to symbolize the weight of an 18-month-old child. This race, along with the Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet and the American Birkebeiner, is one of three Birkebeiner Loppets held worldwide.

text: less important piece of information is included instead of mentioning the symbolization of the 18-month old child.

refinement: The skiers carry a pack as a way to symbolize the weight of an 18-month-old child. The child symbolizes when the descendants in the Norwegian civil war, smuggled Haakon IV, the widely regarded illegitimate son of Norway's King Håkon Sverresson, from Lillehammer to safety in Trondheim.

text: "carry a pack symbolising the weight of an 18-month-old child" is evidence of why the bag is carried

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner commemorates an important event in Norwegian history where loyalists smuggled 18-month-old Haakon IV to safety by carrying a symbolic weight. Skiers in the race carry a pack to represent the weight of a child to commemorate this event.

answer: They carry the bag in recognition of the weight of an 18-month-old child, symbolizing the importance of bringing the baby to safety.

text: It misses to mention the significance of the baby.

refinement: They carry the bag in recognition of the weight of an 18-month-old child, symbolizing the importance of bringing the baby to safety. The baby symbolized is Haakon IV, the widely regarded illegitimate son of Norway's King Håkon Sverresson that was carried from Lillehammer to safety in Trondheim in the Norwegian Civil war.

answer: They carry it to commemorate the weight of an 18-month-old child, as in Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet.

text: It misses to mention what the child symbolizss

refinement: They carry it to commemorate the weight of an 18-month-old child, as in Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet. The child symbolizes the smuggling the illegitimate son of a Norwegian king to safety

answer: The 5.5kg bag/pack symbolizes the weight of an 18-month-old child; smuggling the illegitimate son of a Norwegian king to safety is the historical event celebrated by the races.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner is a large classic style cross-country ski event held annually in western Canada. It commemorates the Birkebeinerrennet from Norway, and carries the weight of an 18-month-old child in a backpack. The event has attracted around 1000 skiers in recent years, and skiers who complete all three of the Birkebeiner events are awarded the Haakon Haakonson Award.

text: Additional details exceeds the targeted summary length.

refinement: The Canadian Birkebeiner is a large classic style cross-country ski event held annually in western Canada. The event has attracted around 1000 skiers in recent years, and skiers who complete all three of the Birkebeiner events are awarded the Haakon Haakonson Award.

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner is the largest cross-country ski event in Western Canada. It is named after a similar Norwegian event and commemorates a key historical event. About 1000 skiers participate in races of various distances. Skiers who complete the Birkebeiner long distance races receive the Haakon Haakonson Award.

text: Additional details exceeds the targeted summary length.

refinement: The Canadian Birkebeiner is the largest cross-country ski event in Western Canada. About 1000 skiers participate in races of various distances and those who complete the Birkebeiner long distance races receive the Haakon Haakonson Award.

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner is the largest classic ski-racing event in Western Canada. It's one of three ultra long-distance Birkebeiner cross-country ski events worldwide, the other events being the Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet and the American Birkebeiner.

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner is the largest classic style cross-country ski event in Western Canada. It was founded in 1985 and named after the Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet, which commemorates an important historical event.

answer: The Canadian Birkebeiner is the largest classic-style cross-country ski event in Western Canada, held on Alberta by the Canadian Birkebeiner Society. The one-day event consists of three main races and celebrates the smuggling of an illegitimate son of a Norwegian king to safety in the thirteenth century.


text:
Space
The distant future
A long way from home
Aboard the Solitude

They gave me enough rations and air to last a full six months. Enough to last the whole recon mission. It’s been long enough now that the sound of my own thoughts is slowly driving me crazy. Outside Observation is just space. Space as far as the eye can see. Dotted with stars smaller than a baby's laugh. A sea of stillness spreading out forever.

Just below me is Judas 5. The star I was sent here to check out. Do a full orbit, they said, scan the planets in the system for atmosphere, water, plant life, etcetera, then shoot the retros and get the hell back here. Easy peasy. Simple simple simple. Simple mission. All I really had to do was sit in this cramped space for half a year, twiddle my thumbs, catch up on my reading, and keep myself in shape. The computers handled everything, mostly. They auto-guidance systems guided. The auto-detector system detected. Then once the six months was up I just pressed the big shiny button on the dashboard and I’d be home before I knew it.

I wondered how Anita was doing. Dating was hard for Nauts. Noughts. We were literally out of this world for months, years at a time. Dating outside the agency was a nightmare. Wait, so you’re telling me I get to see you one week in fifty-two? And you’re looking for something serious? Riiiiight, yeah not gonna work. Long distance? What a joke. Dating within the agency was hell as well. Sure you find a nice girl, cute, smart (or course), fit. She likes you. You like her. You ask her out. You go out. She gets deployed to Ulysses 12 or whatever. Best case scenario, she goes out alone, not knowing when she’ll be back, and you get sent out on your own mission to god knows where, and you two somehow manage to sync your timetables. Somehow. Unlikely though. Worst case scenario she gets sent out with mister Joe Beefpecs and gets hooked up while on mission. It’s only natural. Half a year in a cramped little room with only one other person for company? Sex is a no brainer of a time passer.

Anyway Anita. This girl I’d met a while back. Cute. Smart. Kind of a sarcastic chick. Funny though. She said she was fine with my job, but if I get back and she’s moved on I wouldn’t be surprised. Six months is a long time to be away from home.

Home. A little apartment in the city, round the corner from this nice little café no one knows about. A quiet little space in a city that never shuts up. An empty room in a place bursting at the seams with people. Some nauts didn’t see the point of living off-base. Didn’t see the point of getting attached to earthbounds. Earthbound people, earthbound places, they mean. Kept their rooms on base bare because they never had time to decorate. I guess I see their point. If I’m away ninety percent of the time there really is no point buying a place of my own. But I dunno. I kind like that, the fact that I’ve got a little place tucked away, just for me. Maybe I’m just sentimental like that.

The Solitude. Shuttles as a rule didn’t get names. I know they used to name them all – Discovery, Challenger, whatever – but these days they were just given codes. ATS, PNB, RT7, FUBAR etc. This hunk of twenty-year old junk was named DSSS 92 back in the heyday of the agency, when we could afford to send ninety two of the fuckers out there. Out here. Into space. Deep space surveyor shuttle ninety two. Really captures the imagination. So I thought, yknow what, I’ve been on enough recons with this little guy to deserve to name him. Her. It. Whatever.

Solitude. Original I know. But I guess I might as well. What with the air situation and all.

Oh. That. Yeah.

Captains log number one. Number last.

Day ninety-two.
The DSSS solitude.
A long way from home.
Retros are busted. Got hit by a freak shower a couple months back. Meteor, not rain. Been orbiting this sun for near on two months now. Air running out. No response from Terra.   Looks like I’m on my own. No surprises there.

I

I don’t know what else to say. It’s not like I’m leaving anyone behind after all.

...

Oh yeah. my mission.
...

No habitable zones found surrounding Judas 5.
No signs of life in surveyed area.
Mission status complete. Heading home.

title: [SF(?)] Space (775 words)

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

What is the relationship between the narrator and Anita?

answer: The relationship between the narrator and Anita is one of a dating relationship.

answer: The relationship between the narrator and Anita is romantic.

answer: They are dating.

answer: Anita is a girl the narrator met a while back and was involved with romantically.

text: They are still involved romantically

refinement: Anita is a girl the narrator met a while back and they are involved romantically.

answer: It seems the narrator has romantic feelings for Anita, but has not been able to maintain communication well enough for a relationship.

text: The narrator believes they are still in a relationship, but fears she might have moved on since he's gone so long

refinement: It seems the narrator has romantic feelings for Anita, but he fears she might have moved on since he's gone so long.

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

Where is the narrator?

answer: In outer space aboard a shuttle

text: Specifically, around a star called Judas 5

refinement: In outer space aboard a shuttle around a star called Judas 5

answer: The narrator is in space, aboard the DSSS Solitude.

text: Specifically around a star called Judas 5

refinement: The narrator is in space around a star called Judas 5, aboard the DSSS Solitude.

answer: In space, on board the Solitude.

text: Specifically around a star called Judas 5

refinement: In space around a star called Judas 5, on board the Solitude.

answer: The narrator is aboard the Solitude in deep space.

text: Specifically around a star called Judas 5

refinement: The narrator is aboard the Solitude in deep space around a star called Judas 5.

answer: The narrator is aboard a ship called the Solitude, positioned above a star named Judas 5.

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

When does this story take place?

answer: This story takes place in the distant future, aboard the Solitude in space.

text: What the story takes place "aboard" is not relevant

refinement: This story takes place in the distant future.

answer: The story takes place in the distant future.

answer: Sometime in the future.

text: The "distant future"

answer: 2027

text: No specific year is given

text: Provide a response

answer: The story takes place in the distant future when space travel is possible.

text: Space travel has been possible since the 1950s; it would be more accurate to say "when interstellar travel is possible"

refinement: The story takes place in the distant future when interstellar travel is possible.

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

What is the major conflict the narrator encounters?

answer: The major conflict in the passage is running out of air on the Solitude and no response from Earth. The narrator is stranded and alone, and running out of air signals impending doom.

text: "and running out of air signals impending doom" doesn't make sense

refinement: The major conflict in the passage is running out of air on the Solitude and no response from Earth. The narrator is stranded and alone.

answer: The narrator is onboard the Solitude and the life support is broken.

text: He's running out of air, but the life support system is not said to be broken

refinement: The narrator is onboard the Solitude and he's running out of air.

answer: The wreck of the shuttle and the lack of communication with earth. The narrator feels isolated and is unsure if anyone will be able to find him.

text: The shuttle is not wrecked, just damaged; specifically, the narrator is running out of air

refinement: The shuttle has sustained damage, the air is running out, and the lack of communication with earth. The narrator feels isolated and is unsure if anyone will be able to find him.

text: The narrator never says anything about someone finding him

refinement: The shuttle has sustained damage, the air is running out, and the lack of communication with earth. The narrator feels isolated.

answer: The major conflict in this passage is the fact that the narrator has been stranded aboard the Solitude due to a malfunction in its retros. He has not received a response from Earth, therefore there is a risk that his air supply will run out before he can be rescued. The fact that he is isolated from Earth and his girlfriend is also a major conflict.

text: The retros have been damaged

refinement: The major conflict in this passage is the fact that the narrator has been stranded aboard the Solitude due to damage to its retros. He has not received a response from Earth, therefore there is a risk that his air supply will run out before he can be rescued. The fact that he is isolated from Earth and his girlfriend is also a major conflict.

text: The narrator's girlfriend is not a major source of conflict

refinement: The major conflict in this passage is the fact that the narrator has been stranded aboard the Solitude due to damage to its retros. He has not received a response from Earth, therefore there is a risk that his air supply will run out before he can be rescued.

answer: Their shuttle got hit by a meteor shower and they are unable to communicate with Terra. Since then, they have been running out of air.

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

What is the narrator's mission?

answer: The narrator is on a six-month recon mission.

answer: The narrator has been sent to investigate the star Judas 5 and the to scan the planets in the system for atmosphere, water, and plant life.

answer: The narrator is surveying a star for signs of life

text: He's surveying a star system

refinement: The narrator is surveying a star system for signs of life

answer: The narrator is sent on a reconnaissance mission to survey the solar system around Judas 5. His mission is complete and he is headed home.

text: "His mission is complete and he is headed home" is not relevant to the question

refinement: The narrator is sent on a reconnaissance mission to survey the solar system around Judas 5.

answer: The narrator is conducting a reconnaissance mission of the Judas 5 star system. The narrator must orbit the system, scan the planets for plant and atmosphere life, and return back to Earth.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The protagonist is on the Solitude, a shuttle charged with investigating Judas 5. The retro thrusters are broken, rendering the shuttle unable to return home. The protagonist's air supply is running low, and there has been no response from Earth. With no hope of rescue, the protagonist concludes their mission and begins heading home.

answer: The story takes place in the future aboard a spacecraft called the Solitude. The narrator spent six months on a recon mission in space and is currently orbiting around a planet called Judas 5, trying to gather information in order to tell his superiors what they need to know on his behalf. However, during his mission, his retros malfunction. It looks like the narrator might have to spend the winter in space after fourteen months of continuous travel.

text: Judas 5 is a star

refinement: The story takes place in the future aboard a spacecraft called the Solitude. The narrator spent six months on a recon mission in space and is currently orbiting around a star called Judas 5, trying to gather information in order to tell his superiors what they need to know on his behalf. However, during his mission, his retros malfunction. It looks like the narrator might have to spend the winter in space after fourteen months of continuous travel.

text: His retros are damaged

refinement: The story takes place in the future aboard a spacecraft called the Solitude. The narrator spent six months on a recon mission in space and is currently orbiting around a star called Judas 5, trying to gather information in order to tell his superiors what they need to know on his behalf. However, during his mission, his retros are damaged. It looks like the narrator might have to spend the winter in space after fourteen months of continuous travel.

text: The last sentence is not based on anything in the input

refinement: The story takes place in the future aboard a spacecraft called the Solitude. The narrator spent six months on a recon mission in space and is currently orbiting around a star called Judas 5, trying to gather information in order to tell his superiors what they need to know on his behalf. However, during his mission, his retros are damaged.

text: Note that his air supply is running low

refinement: The story takes place in the future aboard a spacecraft called the Solitude. The narrator spent six months on a recon mission in space and is currently orbiting around a star called Judas 5, trying to gather information in order to tell his superiors what they need to know on his behalf. However, during his mission, his retros are damaged, and his air supply is now running low.

answer: The narrator is on a mission to check out the solar system around Judas 5, a star. The star is billions of miles from Earth. He pilots a small shuttle with only one other person for company, his computer. The retros are busted, so the narrator's mission is dreadfully cut short.

text: The star probably is "billions of miles from Earth" but that is not stated in the input

refinement: The narrator is on a mission to check out the solar system around Judas 5, a star. He pilots a small shuttle with only one other person for company, his computer. The retros are busted, so the narrator's mission is dreadfully cut short.

text: No computer or company is mentioned

refinement: The narrator is on a mission to check out the solar system around Judas 5, a star. He pilots a small shuttle. The retros are busted, so the narrator's mission is dreadfully cut short.

text: The narrator's mission is not cut short by the damaged retros

refinement: The narrator is on a mission to check out the solar system around Judas 5, a star. He pilots a small shuttle. The retros are busted.

text: The narrator is running out of air

refinement: The narrator is on a mission to check out the solar system around Judas 5, a star. He pilots a small shuttle. The retros are busted, and the narrator is running out of air.

text: The narrator has also not been able to contact Earth

refinement: The narrator is on a mission to check out the solar system around Judas 5, a star. He pilots a small shuttle. The retros are busted, the narrator is running out of air, and he has been unable to contact Earth.

answer: The main character has been sent on a deep space survey mission around the star Judas 5. However, their retros are broken, their air is running out, and they are far from home. They have been orbiting their destination for two months without a response from Earth.

answer: The narrator is on a mission to investigate the solar system surrounding the star Judas 5 for any planets suitable for life. They wonder about Anita, a girl they were romantically involved with whom they've been away from for six months. They record a captains log, revealing that their ship was damaged during a meteor shower and that they are running out of breathable air. They report that they've failed to find any habitable zones surrounding Judas 5.


text:
[HuffPost] [HuffPost]

Trump Says It's OK He Misled Media About Son's Russia Meeting

President Donald Trump said on Friday that it doesn’t matter if he misled the media about his son’s infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russian nationals.

The president’s lawyers admitted nearly two weeks ago that he dictated a statement that Donald Trump Jr. released about the meeting. When pressed by reporters Friday morning, Trump said, “It’s irrelevant. It’s a statement to The New York Times. The phony, failing New York Times.”

  Trump says it doesn't matter if he dictated the lie for his son because it was only a statement to the "phony New York Times." pic.twitter.com/T9zwsZFqIQ

  — Zack Ford (@ZackFord) June 15, 2018

Trump Jr. met with a Kremlin-linked attorney at his father’s property in June 2016, after he was told he would receive damaging information on presidential campaign rival Hillary Clinton. In the first statement on the meeting, first published by The New York Times, the president’s son said the group was there to discuss adoption policy.

“That’s not a statement to a high tribunal of judges,” Trump continued Friday, as he spoke to reporters on the White House lawn. “That’s a statement to the phony New York Times. In fact, frankly, you shouldn’t even speak to The New York Times because they only write phony stories, anyway.”

Trump’s casual stance on telling the truth was also apparent in remarks he made about retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

“I feel badly for General Flynn. He’s lost his house; he’s lost his life,” Trump said. “And some people say he lied and some people say he didn’t lie. I mean, really, it turned out maybe he didn’t lie.”

_Paige Lavender contributed to this report._

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question: Who met with Russian nationals?

answer: Donald Trump Jr.

answer: Donald Trump Jr.

answer: President Trump's son.

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answer: Donald Trump Jr.

question: What did President Trump mislead/lie to the media about?

answer: About his son's meeting with Russian attorneys

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refinement: About his son's meeting with Russian attorneys.

answer: President Trump misled the media about his son's meeting with Russian nationals in 2016.

answer: President Trump misled the media about his son's infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russian nationals.

answer: He misled the media about his son's infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russian nationals.

question: Why did Trump Jr. meet with the Russian nationals?

answer: Trump Jr. met with the Russian nationals to receive damaging information on presidential campaign rival Hillary Clinton.

answer: Donald Trump Jr. met with the Russian nationals to receive damaging information on presidential campaign rival Hillary Clinton.

answer: According to the passage, Trump Jr. met with the Russian nationals in order to receive damaging information on Hillary Clinton.

answer: He was told he would be receiving damaging information on campaign rival, Hilary Clinton

text: "He was told he would be receiving damaging information on campaign rival, Hilary Clinton" - add a period.

refinement: He was told he would be receiving damaging information on campaign rival, Hilary Clinton.

question: What did President Trump say about the New York Times?

answer: President Trump seems to have a very low opinion of the New York Times, calling it "phony" and saying that reporters should not speak to them because they only write "phony" stories.

answer: He called them phony and failing

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answer: He said that the New York Times is a phony, failing newspaper.

answer: He said that the New York Times is a "phony" and "failing" newspaper.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: President Trump seems to believe that it is acceptable to mislead the media, even if it means lying, as long as it is to the "phony New York Times." Trump also seems to believe that it is acceptable for his former National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, to lie to the FBI, even though Flynn has lost his home and his life as a result.

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refinement: President Trump seems to believe that it is acceptable to mislead the media, even if it means lying, as long as it is to the "phony New York Times." Trump Jr. met with a Kremlin-linked attorney at his father’s property in June 2016, after he was told he would receive damaging information on presidential campaign rival Hillary Clinton. Trump also seems to believe that it is acceptable for his former National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, to lie to the FBI, even though Flynn has lost his home and his life as a result.

answer: President Donald Trump said on Friday that it doesn’t matter if he misled the media about his son’s infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russian nationals. Trump’s casual stance on telling the truth was also apparent in remarks he made about retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

text: Did not meet the 3-sentence summary requirement. Missing detail as to why it doesn't matter if Trump lied to the media. Add one more sentence about the New York Times

refinement: President Donald Trump said on Friday that it doesn’t matter if he misled the media about his son’s infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russian nationals. Trump says it's irrelevant if he dictated the lie for his son because it was only a statement to the "phony New York Times." Trump’s casual stance on telling the truth was also apparent in remarks he made about retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

answer: President Trump says it doesn't matter if he misled the media about his son's infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russian nationals. Trump's lawyers admitted that he dictated a statement that Donald Trump Jr. released about the meeting. Trump's casual stance on telling the truth was also apparent in remarks he made about retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

text: "President Trump says it doesn't matter if he misled the media about his son's infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russian nationals." - while OK on its own, this statement needs a reason why the lie didn't matter. Add something about the New York Times.

refinement: President Trump says it doesn't matter if he misled the media about his son's infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russian nationals because it was to the "phony and failing" New York Times. Trump's lawyers admitted that he dictated a statement that Donald Trump Jr. released about the meeting. Trump's casual stance on telling the truth was also apparent in remarks he made about retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

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President Trump misled the media about his son's meeting with Russian nationals and says that it doesn't matter.
Trump says the lie didn't matter as he bashes the New York Times.
Trump Jr. met with the Russian nationals after he was told he would receive damaging information on campaign rival, Hilary Clinton.

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President Trump misled the media about his son's meeting with Russian nationals and says that it doesn't matter.
Trump says the lie didn't matter as he bashes the New York Times.
Trump Jr. met with the Russian nationals after he was told he would receive damaging information on campaign rival, Hillary Clinton.

text: "President Trump misled the media about his son's meeting with Russian nationals and says that it doesn't matter." and "Trump says the lie didn't matter as he bashes the New York Times." - using "it doesn't matter" or any derivative of it twice makes this sentence feel redundant. The "it didn't matter" statement also feels hollow if no reason is included as to why. Revisions are needed.

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President Trump misled the media about his son's meeting with Russian nationals in 2016, saying it's irrelevant.
Trump says the lie didn't matter because it was to the "phony" and "failing" New York Times, whom he also accuses of writing phony stories.
Trump Jr. met with the Russian nationals after he was told he would receive damaging information on campaign rival, Hillary Clinton.


text:
7:00pm EST

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Good evening, America.

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I know the media has been climbing all over each other for a statement from the Presidential office regarding our current health crisis, but I wanted to have as much information as possible before addressing the American people. Were times not so dire and the need for action so immediate, I would still be waiting for more information to address the nation. Unfortunately, America, that is not the case. The bald truth is this: more is unknown about this epidemic than is known. Medical professionals around the world are working tirelessly to provide answers, but as of right now, no cure or preventative mediation have shown long-term effectiveness.

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Known by different names around the country – Creeping Flu, Bellows, Influenza M – the infection is spread through direct disease transmission. Simply being touched by an infected person does not cause transmission of the disease from one person to another, but an exchange of bodily fluids will. This can come from being bitten by an infected person, ingesting fluids from an infected person, or sexual contact with an infected person. I must stress… simply touching an infected person will not transmit the disease. Forced quarantine upon medical professionals based on this misinformation will only lead to further infection and unnecessary condemnation, not to mention the loss of valuable personnel.

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The speed of infection appears to increase with every new generation. Because of this, providing an accurate timeline for symptom progression is impossible. What we can do is provide a concrete, concise list of symptoms. Before we address this, however, it is important to note that one or two symptoms does not necessarily indicate infection. With so much confusion, stress, and exposure to new drugs, it absolutely makes sense that people would be getting sick with perfectly normal diseases. This is not the Wild West and we are not horses: a bullet is not the cure for a broken leg, nor is it the cure for the average flu. Even now, when the infection can potentially spread so quickly throughout the body, we must be sure of our decisions.

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That being said, the symptoms, in order, are as follows:

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1. General fatigue/weakness

2. Cluster headaches: sharp, burning pain behind the left eye

3. Burst blood vessels in left eye

4. Quickly onset fever of above 106 degrees Fahrenheit

5. Vomiting/diarrhea

6. Hallucinations

7. Paralysis

8. Death

9. Reanimation

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Symptoms will appear in the order shown. No variation of symptom order has been observed, though personal susceptibility to individual symptoms may accelerate the onset of specific steps. Again, I must stress that individual symptoms do not indicate an overall infection.

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Finally, it is with a heavy heart I inform America that its military will be unable to assist at this time. Were this an invading foreign power at our nations door, the United States Armed Forces would be fully prepared to stand and defend her people. As it is, we have been found shamefully unprepared to address an epidemic of this strength and nature. For the foreseeable future, the American people will need to rely on their own grit and perseverance in order to weather this storm. This will not be the first time the mettle of the American people was tested, nor will it be the second, nor the third. America is a nation born of independence and ingenuity. A nation of adaptation and spirit. This is a fight we will win, my fellow Americans, but one that will take a heavy toll.

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Doubt is a rot in the heart of mankind which is easily planted by fear – one that must not be allowed to take root.

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It has been an honor serving you, America. Thank you, good luck, and god speed.

title: [TH] Final Presidential Address - July 1st, 2016

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

What does the story say about symptoms that would be visible to an observer?

answer: The first symptom is general fatigue and weakness. The second is cluster headaches. The third is burst blood vessels in the left eye. The fourth is a quickly onset fever of above 106 degrees Fahrenheit. The fifth is vomiting and diarrhea. The sixth is hallucinations. The seventh is paralysis. The eighth is death. The ninth is reanimation.

answer: The first symptom is general fatigue and weakness. The second is cluster headaches. The third is burst blood vessels in the left eye. The fourth is a quickly onset fever of above 106 degrees Fahrenheit. The fifth is vomiting and diarrhea. The sixth is hallucinations. The seventh is paralysis. The eighth is death. The ninth is reanimation. The symptoms appear in the order listed.

answer: The first symptom is general fatigue or weakness. Cluster headaches of a sharp, burning pain happen behind the left eye. Burst blood vessels in the left eye also appear. A quickly onset fever of 106 degrees Fahrenheit is another symptom. Vomiting, diarrhea, hallucinations, and paralysis also occur. Death, followed by reanimation, are the last symptoms.

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

What elements reflect the story's genre?

answer: The story is a speech given by the President of the United States to the American people.

text: The response misses to mention the theme of the speech.

refinement: The story is a speech given by the President of the United States to the American people regarding the national health crisis.

answer: The story is a speech given by the President of the United States to the American people. It is a dystopian story.

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

What does the story say about the origin of the virus?

answer: The story does not mention the origin of the virus.

answer: No answer

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

Summarize the president's shift in tone over the course of the story.

answer: The president begins by addressing the nation with a tone of authority and confidence. He then shifts to a tone of concern and uncertainty.

answer: He starts out being very professional, addressing what is going on with a calm, collected demeanor. As he begins to discuss the illness, his tone takes on a more grave, dire nature. In the last line of the passage, he shifts to a more personal tone, saying "It has been an honor serving you, America."

answer: The president begins by addressing the nation with a tone of authority and confidence. He then shifts to a tone of concern and uncertainty. He then shifts to a tone of hope and reassurance.


text:
“Dear friends and colleagues, I know, that you know, that we all know, that the main attraction of this symposium is to brag about our greatest and weirdest nutjobs. We’ve all heard Dr. Johnson talk about this woman, who believed she was a glass of jam, over a coffee, or Prof. Miller explain how a suicidal man couldn’t hang himself because his extreme fear of height.”

Some people in the room started laughing, while most just nodded in agreement. Some murmuring came up around Johnson and Miller, and as soon as everything went silent again, the man at the stand continued.

“This place here in front of all of you is usually reserved for someone talking about new developments in diagnostics and therapies. But in my case, the patient himself was so intertwined with the disease, that I can’t get around him.”
Dramatic pause
“Please meet mister Theo Bog!”

As soon as these words were said, a picture was projected on the giant screen behind the presenter. it was a portrait shot of a man in his mid-forties. A long beard, fuzzy hair, thick eyebrows and an awkward smile looked aimlessly into the audience. Even though his eyes were dampened, maybe because of a cataract, it felt as if they had seen a lot and had a shine of knowledge.

“This man came to me by himself. He didn’t have any money, nor an insurance. He claimed, that he needed help, because he would soon fall back into his old god complex. When I asked him, why he couldn’t go back to his old therapist, he told me that it was because Ernest Jones was dead.”

Unruly whispers arose among the doctors and professors.

“As most of you certainly know, Mr. Jones was a good friend of Sigmund Freud and one of the first practitioners of psychoanalysis. As such he was active until a few months before his death in 1958.
Theo Bog, a man who is 35 years old in the year 2017, claims to have been cured of a god complex by it’s inventor, who has long since been dead.

Of course it isn’t that unusual for somebody to believe to be a historically important figure or to just believe to have met with someone who has been dead for a long time. And during our sessions he told me about his therapy.
He explained me, how he had thought to have been god, and how mister Jones helped him by argumentatively disproving such a higher, all-knowing being. The problem was, that he started to forget these arguments and as such started to fall back into believing to be god.

The first thing I tried, was to make clear that he couldn’t have met with Mr. Jones. But this turned out to be impossible, as Bog obviously had done thorough research. He knew a lot of odds and quirks about his first therapist. I even let him meet with an old Student of Jones, but this was only counterproductive, as they ended up agreeing that they both had known the same man.”

What followed could best be described as a giant collective facepalm. The reasons behind it were different though. Some thought, that this unexpected outcome was a worst case, rendering poor Theo unstoppable in his belief, while others were shocked that somebody would let a psychologically critical case meet up with a former student who must be in his 90ies by now.

One man in the audience stood up. It was Dr. Johnson. He made eye contact with the man at the microphone and, as soon as the room was calm enough for him to speak, he asked a question: “Dr. Parthrow, you yourself implied before, that you’re here to tell us about a new development. Would you please come to the point?”

A aly grin hushed over the presenters face, then he continued: “Of course, of course. Now that I’ve presented you with my case, I’ll show you the solution I’ve found. I’m particularly proud of it because of its simplicity.
I went online. I searched for a polite, atheistic community, and signed him up there. It’s absolutely amazing, how easily people can be swayed. It took Theo two days to go back to a normal life, and one month later he already had a job.

What do we learn from this? Sometimes absurd and weird ways solutions are really easy. While I don’t know if the same therapy would have worked with any other patient, I’m confident, that this story will help you find new ways to cure illnesses. With this I’m finished. Are there any questions?”

-

Several years later a young and dynamic Theo left the office building. He looked like thirty now, though he knew that he was about ten years older. Thanks to the internet actually, he knew everything.

title: [MF] The Patient

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

Who is Theo Bog?

answer: Theo Bog is the patient the doctor is addressing in the story.

text: The answer should elucidate who Theo Bog is with details.

refinement: Theo Bog is the patient the doctor is addressing in the story. He's a man in his forties, seeking help for his god complex. His previous therapist is Ernest Jones, a man who died in 1958, and he is unavailable. (The year is 2017 in the story.) The narrator, a therapist, tries to dissuade Mr. Bog that he didn't actually meet Jones and fails. Bog claims that Jones' arguments disproving the existence of God cured him in the past, but he's forgetting, and his god complex is coming back. The narrator finds a friendly atheistic group online for him, and Theo Bog is cured quickly and permanently.

answer: Theo Bog is a man who claims to have been cured of a god complex by its inventor, who has long since been dead.

answer: Theo Bog is the patient the doctor is addressing in the story. He believes he is god.

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

What does the story say about the practice of psychology?

answer: No answer

answer: The narrator uses the internet to sign Theo up for a community of atheists.

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

Does Theo's God complex actually exist?

answer: No, it is an invented disease.

text: Theo's god complex exists in the story, which is what matters here.

refinement: Theo's condition is real within the story.

answer: No, it is an invented disease. Theo's God complex was cured by Dr. Jones.

answer: It is not stated.

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

What is the main conflict in this story?

answer: Theo Bog is a man who believes he is god. He has a god complex. He is 35 years old in 2017. He claims to have been cured of his god complex by Ernest Jones, who has been dead for a long time.

text: There isn't really a conflict in this story.

answer: Theo Bog is a man who believes he is god. He has a god complex. He is 35 years old in 2017. He claims to have been cured of his god complex by Ernest Jones, who has been dead for a long time. He seeks help from Dr. Parthrow.

answer: Dr. Parthrow is asked to present something new at a symposium, but he instead tells the story of Theo, a patient he has been seeing. Theo believes he is a god, and Dr. Parthrow is struggling to cure him.