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THE ROMITO CAVE () is a natural limestone cave in the Lao Valley of Pollino National Park, near the town of Papasidero in Calabria, Italy. Stratigraphic record of the first excavation confirmed prolonged paleo-human occupation during the Upper Paleolithic since 17,000 years ago and the Neolithic since 6,400 years ago. A single, but exquisite piece of Upper Paleolithic parietal rock engraving was documented. Several burial sites of varying age were initially discovered. Irregularly recurring sessions have led to additional finds, which suggests future excavation work.[1] Notable is the amount of accumulated data that has revealed deeper understanding of prehistoric daily life, the remarkable quality of the rock carvings and the burial named _Romito 2_, who exhibits features of pathological skeletal conditions (dwarfism).

Site

The _Grotta del Romito_ was discovered by Agostino Miglio, then director of the Town Museum in Castrovillari in spring of 1961, who had received curious information from several local people. Excavations started in the summer of 1962 under the direction of Paolo Graziosi of the University of Florence. The Archaeological Park contains a small museum, that presents the documentation and ongoing research.[2]

The site consists of two distinct areas: an outer former rock shelter or overhang with a length of and the inner cave, embedded into the limestone formation with a length of and accessible via a narrow tunnel. The interior is graced with a number of curiously shaped speleothems and prehistoric graffiti.

Stratigraphy

[Aurochs engraving] Excavations in an enlarged trench performed in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2007 exposed a long sequence of strata, that forms seven main archaeological units (A–N) with episodes of intensive human occupation. The succession ranges from the Middle and Late Gravettian (units L-I-H-G) to the Early Epigravettian (unit F), Middle Epigravettian (lower unit E) and Late Epigravettian (upper unit E and units D-C-B). These cultural stages occurred between 26,000 and 10,000 years ago.[3]

Deposits near the entrance are about thick and consist of clastic sediments. Palaeolithic deposits, up to thick, underlie the middle Holocene layers, around thick and contain Middle and Late Neolithic pottery. Locally derived rock blocks up to in size rest on the talus slope in front of, and below, the entrance, indicating that there was originally an overhang that later collapsed. Deposits of human occupation contain numerous bones and stone tools, rounded out of size-exogenous pebbles and abundant charcoal detritus which is related to fireplaces.[4] About fifty discovered pottery shards are evidence for occupation of the cave during the Neolithic/Iron Age transition.[5]

Rock engravings

[Aurochs] The bull, an Aurochs (_Bos primigenius_) is about long located at the mouth of the cave to the west and is engraved on three different levels of profiles. The stylistic scope is characteristic of the Mediterranean and the design of perfect proportions. The feeling of force transmitted from the overall design of the figure and the careful handling of the anatomical details amounts to highest expression of Paleolithic realism in the region. In front of the rock another bovine figure has been cut, much more subtly, showing only the chest, head and part of the back.[6] On the opposite end of the shelter sits another engraved boulder, covered with numerous linear signs. Both engraving are dated to between 14,000 and 12,000 BP.[7]

Obsidian tools

The presence of large quantities of obsidian in a Neolithic layer suggests that the site was an intermediate base for the obsidian trade - that originated in the Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea to be transferred to the Adriatic Sea.[8][9]

Burials

During the first excavations three graves were found, 9,200 years old and each containing a couple of human beings, placed in epipaleolithic layers. One grave was found inside the cave, the other two underneath the adjacent rock shelter near the bull-engraved stone. The specimens were named _Romito 1 - 6_ and all were between 15 and 25 years old and not taller than .[10]

P. Graziosi discovered the diminutive remains of _Romito 2_ that turned out to be the earliest known case of dwarfism in the human skeletal record. The specimen, known as _Romito 2_, exhibits features typical of acromesomelic dysplasia. _Romito 2_ was characterized by unusually short forearms and lower legs, resulting in a rather short stature. Abnormal cartilage and bone development also affected other bones of the body, particularly those of the hands and feet. There was likely a limited extension of the elbows and arms and progressively abnormal curvature of the spine.

Besides providing evidence for a greater antiquity of dwarfism than previously known, the fact that this individual reached late adolescence attests to tolerance of Upper Paleolithic groups for severely abnormal individuals and their ability to support members who were of limited economic value to the social group.[11]

To date, nine intact, well preserved burials have been recovered from stratigraphic layers dating from ca. 18,000 to 11,000 BP, the majority of burials corresponding to a period of climatic amelioration from ca. 15,000 to 13,000 cal BP (Final Epigravettian).[12]

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title: Romito Cave

question: Where is the cave?

answer: The Lao Valley of Pollino National Park, near the town of Papasidero in Calabria, Italy.

text: ' in the Lao Valley of Pollino National Park, near the town of Papasidero in Calabria, Italy.' is evidence of the location

answer: The Romito Cave is located in Pollino National Park in Calabria, Italy.

answer: The Romito Cave is located in Pollino National Park, near the town of Papasidero in Calabria, Italy.

answer: In the Lao Valley of Pollino National Park in Calabria, Italy

question: When did excavations start?

answer: Summer of 1962

answer: Summer of 1962

text: 'Excavations started in the summer of 1962 under the direction of Paolo Graziosi of the University of Florence.'

answer: Excavations started in the summer of 1962.

text: 'Excavations started in the summer of 1962 under the direction of Paolo Graziosi of the University of Florence.'

answer: Excavations started in 1962.

text: 'Excavations started in the summer of 1962 under the direction of Paolo Graziosi of the University of Florence.'

question: Who discovered the Grotta del Romito?

answer: Agostino Miglio

text: 'The _Grotta del Romito_ was discovered by Agostino Miglio, then director of the Town Museum in Castrovillari in spring of 1961' is evidence of the discoverer

answer: Agostino Miglio discovered the Grotta del Romito.

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answer: Agostino Miglio, then director of the Town Museum in Castrovillari

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text: 'The _Grotta del Romito_ was discovered by Agostino Miglio, then director of the Town Museum in Castrovillari in spring of 1961, who had received curious information from several local people'

answer: Agostino Miglio, who at the time was the director of the Town Museum in Castrovillari

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text: 'The _Grotta del Romito_ was discovered by Agostino Miglio, then director of the Town Museum in Castrovillari in spring of 1961, who had received curious information from several local people'

question: What is special about Romito 2?

answer: Romito 2 is the earliest known case of dwarfism in the human skeletal record.

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text: 'P. Graziosi discovered the diminutive remains of _Romito 2_ that turned out to be the earliest known case of dwarfism in the human skeletal record.'

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text: 'P. Graziosi discovered the diminutive remains of _Romito 2_ that turned out to be the earliest known case of dwarfism in the human skeletal record.'

answer: The remains represent the earliest known case of dwarfism in the human skeletal record

text: 'P. Graziosi discovered the diminutive remains of _Romito 2_ that turned out to be the earliest known case of dwarfism in the human skeletal record.'

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The Romito Cave is a natural limestone cave in the Lao Valley of Pollino National Park in Calabria, Italy. First excavated in 1962, it shows signs of prolonged human occupation during the Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic eras. One set of remains found there, Romito 2, is especially remarkable for being the earliest known case of dwarfism in the human skeletal record.

text: 'THE ROMITO CAVE () is a natural limestone cave in the Lao Valley of Pollino National Park, near the town of Papasidero in Calabria, Italy.' is evidence of the site's nature and location

text: 'Notable is the amount of accumulated data that has revealed deeper understanding of prehistoric daily life, the remarkable quality of the rock carvings and the burial named _Romito 2_, who exhibits features of pathological skeletal conditions (dwarfism).' is evidence of the site's location

answer: The Romito Cave is a natural limestone cave in Pollino National Park in Calabria, Italy. It contains evidence of human occupation dating back to the Paleolithic, as well as rock engravings and burial sites. Nine intact burials have been found dating from 18,000 to 11,000 years ago.

text: 'THE ROMITO CAVE () is a natural limestone cave in the Lao Valley of Pollino National Park, near the town of Papasidero in Calabria, Italy. Stratigraphic record of the first excavation confirmed prolonged paleo-human occupation during the Upper Paleolithic since 17,000 years ago and the Neolithic since 6,400 years ago.' is evidence of the site's location

text: Stratigraphic record of the first excavation confirmed prolonged paleo-human occupation during the Upper Paleolithic since 17,000 years ago and the Neolithic since 6,400 years ago.' is evidence of the site's history of habitation

answer: The Romito Cave is a natural limestone cave in the Lao Valley of Pollino National Park, near the town of Papasidero in Calabria, Italy. It was discovered in 1961 and has been excavated since. It has yielded a single piece of Upper Paleolithic parietal rock engraving, several burial sites, and evidence of human occupation during the Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic.

text: 'and has been excavated since.' could instead be 'excavated in 1962'

refinement: The Romito Cave is a natural limestone cave in the Lao Valley of Pollino National Park, near the town of Papasidero in Calabria, Italy. It was discovered in 1961 and excavated in 1962. It has yielded a single piece of Upper Paleolithic parietal rock engraving, several burial sites, and evidence of human occupation during the Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic.

text: 'THE ROMITO CAVE () is a natural limestone cave in the Lao Valley of Pollino National Park, near the town of Papasidero in Calabria, Italy. Stratigraphic record of the first excavation confirmed prolonged paleo-human occupation during the Upper Paleolithic since 17,000 years ago and the Neolithic since 6,400 years ago.' is evidence of the site's location

answer: The Romito Cave is a natural limestone cave in the Lao Valley of Pollino National Park, near the town of Papasidero in Calabria, Italy. Stratigraphic record of the first excavation confirmed prolonged paleo-human occupation during the Upper Paleolithic since 17,000 years ago and the Neolithic since 6,400 years ago. A single, but exquisite piece of Upper Paleolithic parietal rock engraving was documented. Several burial sites of varying age were initially discovered. Irregularly recurring sessions have led to additional finds, which suggests future excavation work. Notable is the amount of accumulated data that has revealed deeper understanding of prehistoric daily life, the remarkable quality of the rock carvings and the burial named _Romito 2_, who exhibits features of pathological skeletal conditions (dwarfism).

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refinement: The Romito Cave is a natural limestone cave in the Lao Valley of Pollino National Park, near the town of Papasidero in Calabria, Italy. Stratigraphic record of the first excavation confirmed prolonged paleo-human occupation during the Upper Paleolithic since 17,000 years ago and the Neolithic since 6,400 years ago. A single, but exquisite piece of Upper Paleolithic parietal rock engraving was documented. Several burial sites of varying age were initially discovered. Irregularly recurring sessions have led to additional finds, which suggests future excavation work. Notable is the amount of accumulated data that has revealed deeper understanding of prehistoric daily life, the remarkable quality of the rock carvings and the burial named Romito 2, who exhibits features of pathological skeletal conditions (dwarfism).

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refinement: The Romito Cave is a natural limestone cave in the Lao Valley of Pollino National Park, near the town of Papasidero in Calabria, Italy. Stratigraphic record of the first excavation confirmed prolonged paleo-human occupation during the Upper Paleolithic since 17,000 years ago and the Neolithic since 6,400 years ago. A single, but exquisite piece of Upper Paleolithic parietal rock engraving was documented. Several burial sites of varying age were initially discovered. Irregularly recurring sessions have led to additional finds, which suggests future excavation work. Notable is the amount of accumulated data that has revealed deeper understanding of prehistoric daily life, the remarkable quality of the rock carvings and the burial named Romito 2, who exhibits features of dwarfism.

text: 'THE ROMITO CAVE () is a natural limestone cave in the Lao Valley of Pollino National Park, near the town of Papasidero in Calabria, Italy. Stratigraphic record of the first excavation confirmed prolonged paleo-human occupation during the Upper Paleolithic since 17,000 years ago and the Neolithic since 6,400 years ago.' is evidence of the site's location

text: 'Stratigraphic record of the first excavation confirmed prolonged paleo-human occupation during the Upper Paleolithic since 17,000 years ago and the Neolithic since 6,400 years ago.' describes the history of habitation

text: 'Notable is the amount of accumulated data that has revealed deeper understanding of prehistoric daily life, the remarkable quality of the rock carvings and the burial named _Romito 2_, who exhibits features of pathological skeletal conditions (dwarfism).' describes the remains


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SANDY DHUYVETTER (born SANDRA JO DHUYVETTER on August 10, 1960 in Upland, California) is an American travel media personality, author and travel industry media specialist. Sandy is also known as Momma Fett, from Star Wars.

She is best known as the creator, executive producer and host of the San Diego-based TravelTalkRADIO, a live talk radio program that airs every Sunday and focuses on tourism and the travel industry worldwide. The program is heard via conventional radio and online in more than 157 countries.

Career

Artist/Entrepreneur

Sandy received a degree in Art/illustration and taught Art in Pico Rivera, near Los Angeles for 4 years. She then relocated to San Francisco where she started her art career. Most people know Joe Johnston, either through his work on Star Wars or his later work as a director of his own movies. In comparison, few people know Sandy Dhuyvetter’s relationship to Boba Fett, but her contributions to the iconic bounty hunter are just as significant and perhaps even more well-known! If Joe Johnston is Boba Fett’s “dad” (No Jango Fett jokes, please), then Sandy is surely “Momma Fett”. [1]

Radio

Dhuyvetter started her radio program in August 2001 as an online program after her media company went public. In December 2001, TravelTalkRADIO added conventional radio stations to its distribution. Today, TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO are heard in 185 countries. The show combines “regional, national and international travel topics, up-to-date travel news and interviews with travel experts,” according to an article in the San Diego Union-Tribune.[2]

In December 2001, Dhuyvetter debuted on television on KNBC in Los Angeles during the midday news programming. She continued her work on NBC for 18 months and then moved to local CNN, where Dhuyvetter continued to bring the good news of travel to TV viewers. She called her TravelTalkRADIO program one of the first Internet radio shows.[3]

In 2006, TravelTalkRADIO was awarded with the Tanzania Tourist Board's Media Award at the 31st African Travel Association's (ATA) International Congress in Ghana.[4] In 2007, Chinese radio station Voice of Jinling Radio honored Dhuyvetter for her work in co-producing a program dedicated to Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The program was jointly produced in China and called “Sandy and Dr. Sun Yat-sen”. It was awarded first prize for the 2006 Final Radio Report Contest at Jiangsu Radio Station.

Today, TravelTalkRADIO can be heard on conventional radio in the United States, China and the United Kingdom, via satellite in the Western Hemisphere, South America, North America and the Pacific Rim, and online worldwide.[5]

TravelTalkMEDIA, an affiliate of TravelTalkRADIO, encompasses the radio, television and web presence of the company, which is based in Encinitas, California.

Web

Dhuyvetter, who has a degree in illustration and design from Arizona State University, became involved in web design and computer graphics in the early 1980s. In 1985 she launched the Electronic Pen, creating computer graphics for corporate clients. With the advent of the Internet, Dhuyvetter's company began developing corporate websites, and eventually merged with another online business to form CommerceWave.[6]

Writing

Dhuyvetter is the illustrator of the children's book _Wiggle-Butts and Up-Faces_, which is recommended by the National Swim School Association.[7]

Accomplishments

Dhuyvetter serves on the Department of Homeland Security's Secure Borders and Open Doors Advisory Committee[8] and as a member of the board of advisors for Christelijke Hogeschool Noord (CHN) University's Department of Media and Entertainment Management.[9] CHN University is headquartered in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.

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[2] San Diego Union-Tribune article

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[4] Travel Daily News article

[5] TravelTalkRADIO website

[6] San Francisco Business Times article

[7] TravelTalkRADIO website

[8] DHS press release

[9] eTurboNews press release

title: Sandy Dhuyvetter

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

In the year that Dhuvetter turned 40, she was rather busy changing her career trajectory. Explain.

answer: In 2001, Dhuyvetter began her TravelTalkRADIO program, which is focused on tourism and the travel industry worldwide. This occurred when she was 40 years old. The program was awarded the Tanzania Tourist Board's Media Award in 2006 and also recognized by the Chinese as first prize winner of the 2006 Final Radio Report Contest. These accomplishments likely indicate that Dhuyvetter made a significant change in her career trajectory at the age of 40.

answer: In 2001, Dhuyvetter started her radio program TravelTalkRADIO. The program is focused on tourism and the travel industry and she quickly became known for it. That same year, Dhuyvetter also began working in television, serving as a host for KNBC in Los Angeles and then later for CNN. In the early 2000s Dhuyvetter also began working as a web designer, founding a company called CommerceWave. Finally, in 2006 and 2007 Dhuyvetter was appointed to advisory committees and a governing board for higher education. All of these accomplishments at age 40 indicate that Dhuyvetter has been rather busy but had great success in her post-40 years.

answer: Dhuvetter received her degree in Art/Illustration and taught Art on the west coast in Los Angeles. However, when she relocated to San Francisco, she began her professional art career. She started a few art-oriented businesses, but most notably she used her degree and experience to create and host a radio talk show.

text: Dhuyvetter turned 40 in the year 2000-2001 - the answer should cover this time period and be clear about it.

refinement: Most notably in her 40th year, Dhuyvetter used her degree and experience to create and host a radio talk show going on to win multiple awards and became a travel pundit for NBC.

answer: She started her very successful radio program in August 2001 after her media company went public. TravelTalkRadio added conventional radio stations to its distribution. In the same year, she debuted on television on KNBC in Los Angelos.

answer: She began staying in the area that was left out of her radio show in 2001. However, she, by that time, had changed her last name to one associated with the Star Wars. This caused a lot of confusion and bit Dhuvetter of a chance at more money from many potenitonal sponsors and advertisers. Nonetheless, her career transformed, and even inspired an unofficial mascot for a charity organization. In a sense, the money that Dhuvetter got from the variety of jobs she took went to people who were suffering and had it bad.

text: Response does not accurately depict what is in the original text.

refinement: She started her very successful radio program in August 2001 after her media company went public. TravelTalkRadio added conventional radio stations to its distribution. In the same year, she debuted on television on KNBC in Los Angeles.

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

How did Dhuvetter's education lead up to her career decisions?

answer: Dhuvetter got a degree in art, and taught art. It then lead to her career of a travel media personality.

answer: After getting a degree in illustration and design, she went into web design and computer graphics in the early 80s. In 1985 she launched Electric Pen. with the advent of the internet she started developing corporate websites. She has also illustrated a children's book.

answer:
Dhuvetter received a degree in Art/ Illustration and taught Art for 4 years in Pico Rivera near Los Angeles. She then relocated to San Francisco. She started her art career, which most people would know by one of Joe Johnston's works. Unlike Johnston, Dhuvetter did not make her fame by producing works for film, but she made an equally significant contribution to one of the most iconic Star Wars characters, Boba Fett.

After she moved to San Francisco, Dhuvetter's interests in radio were sparked by a radio program she found keeping her company on long drives. She was initially hesitant to enter the radio industry and felt she did not have the means to do so. However, her artwork was enjoyed by friends and coworkers and one of them gave her the money to launch her program as an online program. In a matter of months, the program aired on conventional radio stations as well.

answer: Dhuyvetter received a degree in Art/illustration and started her art career in Los Angeles. She later relocated to San Francisco where she started her career in travel media, creating TravelTalkRADIO in 2001. She also has experience in web design and computer graphics.

answer: Dhuvetter received a degree in Art/illustration and taught Art in Pico Rivera, near Los Angeles. Her interest in web design and computer graphics eventually led her to create TravelTalkRADIO and produce her own travel media program.


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Mick’s ninety year old mom had moved into a nursing home, close to where he lived in Nottingham so he could take care of her in her final years. But she still owned her home close by to my parents in London. He was down from the Midlands renovating the house in order to rent it on her behalf. He asked me if I’d help him and of course I said “yes”. While at his mom’s slim old house I realized that, in all the fifty years I had known him, I had never actually been inside his family home. As we replaced worn out sinks, cleaned up bathrooms, and laid new brown carpet I asked him which was his bedroom when he was a kid. He told me he never had one, well only for a short time. I was shocked. Here I was in the house that nurtured him, which he had left at fifteen years of age to come live with us before he signed on for the Royal Navy, and it was only now, half a century later that the pieces of his early life sailed into view. For the first time ever he told me about the house and his grandfather. This is that story.

“I remember my grandfather vividly. His name was Arthur, like that of that legendary King of England. The four of us all lived together: my grandparents, my mom, and me. I shared a bedroom with my mom while my grandparents had the other bedroom. It was the 1950s. We had no television, telephone, or fridge. We kept the butter on a marble slab so it wouldn’t melt in summer. I remember grandad as being small, about five feet six, thin in face with a roman nose. He had a good head of hair even up to his death. He was slightly stooped and walked with a limp, a reminder of his time as a private in the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War. The wound was the result of shrapnel buried deep in his leg during the battle of the Somme. His was the fourth party to be ordered to take a German observation post. The first three parties had been annihilated. I remember the story he told me: “We were ordered onto the Somme. The mud was so heavy and thick that two soldiers who had bayoneted each other died standing up, their legs held fast by the black muck, stuck like statues. We passed them as we marched up to the front on our way to certain death.” But he didn’t die. They took the objective. He was wounded in the battle and sent home. He never got over the war.

Our house was important to him. It was his one asset. He and my grandmother had had to move to South London from North London because theirs was a mixed marriage – not mixed along racial lines, but religious ones. He was Protestant and she was Catholic. It’s almost forgotten now, but a hundred years ago there were fights, particularly in the Tottenham area, between the two religious factions. I remember my grandfather telling me that after school the tough lads would tie string around their caps, and twirl them like a scythe. The hard rubber peaks would cause serious pain if it clocked your enemy around the face. Both families frowned upon my grandparent’s marriage, and so they moved to this little house. But it cost them contact with the rest of the family  I think my grandmother’s brother had been a judge in North London and had done very well for himself.

After I was born my grandfather struggled through a serious of odd jobs. I remember he worked as a car park attendant for the Granada Cinema in Kingston. He would catch the 667 trolley bus to his job. I would sometimes join him. I was a youngster then, not yet in my teens, but I helped him take the silver sixpences and shillings from the customers, shining bright in the palm of my unblemished hands. We would stay warm in the attendant’s wooden hut during the winter months, huddled around the heater like soldiers. He told me stories about the war and our family as we listened to the BBC on the radio. Saturday was a big day. It was busy at the movies and he was constantly parking cars as I collected the coins. We would listen to the football results on the radio just before five o’clock. He wanted to know how his Spurs were doing and whether he had been successful that weekend on the football pools.

He loved the wireless. I remember him returning home at night, sitting in the front room in his wing-tipped easy chair, smoking his pipe, listening, occasionally moving the dial through the many voices and languages of Europe. There, listed on the tuner, were names like Monte Carlo, Luxemburg, Paris and Moscow: an escape to foreign lands and another time just like all those years ago when he camped under the stars dreaming of innocent times.

I remember sitting on his knee, happy to be close to him.

Things changed dramatically after Grandma died. She had contracted food poisoning. It was so severe that she was hospitalized for life in Teddington hospital. When she eventually passed to the other side my grandfather became very depressed. He moved out of his bedroom and set up a bed in the dark, small wedge-shaped cupboard under the stairs. For the first time in my life I had my own bedroom as my mother moved into the now vacated other bedroom. But it was a sad situation. My grandfather would stay behind his slanted closed door almost for the whole day, hardly coming out. He pinned newspaper cuttings to the wall as if he was back in the trenches. My mom was angry, and worried, when he started to burn candles in the low ceilinged room rather than using the single naked light bulb. He could have set the whole house on fire.

The winter of 1957 grandad contracted pneumonia. My mom and I had to move him from his hide-away and back upstairs in his bedroom, so the doctor could visit and check on him. I’ll never forget the November day he died. I was twelve. It was very cold. I was busying laying a fire in the front room. My mom had the oven on in the kitchen. “What do you want for breakfast?” she shouted to me. Before I could answer we heard a thud from upstairs. My mom looked worried. She lit a cigarette. I’ll always remember that smell of burning tobacco. “You go up and check on him” she ordered. Sheepishly, I climbed the stairs and looked in the room. He had fallen on the floor. I noticed that he had shit the bed. I was horrified. I touched his body. He was dead. I was sure. I ran down and told my mother. She went upstairs and checked on her dad and then told me to run down the road to the public telephone box and call 999.

When they came to get his body my mom didn’t want me to see my grandfather that final time. Young people were not supposed to see the dead in case they were scarred for life. I was confined to the kitchen. I was not even allowed to attend the funeral. But I had to clean out his bedroom in the cupboard under the stairs, remove the press clippings from the walls, and tidy up his few remaining possessions. Inside I shut the door and sat in the darkness and thought about his life, and what he had given me, as he retreated back to the trenches: his dugout of dreams.”

title: [NF] Dugout of Dreams

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

Summarize Arthur's time in World War I.

answer: He and the Fourth party were ordered onto the Somme. Arthur and the others had to march through the mud, where moments later some men were bayoneted to death for being stuck. They eventually took the objective and Arthur was wounded. Somehow, he survived the battle and made it back home. He was never quite over it because he pinned newpaper cuttings on his wall and burned candles every night.

text: His party was the "fourth party"

refinement: He and the the rest of his party were ordered onto the Somme. Arthur and the others had to march through the mud, where moments later some men were bayoneted to death for being stuck. They eventually took the objective and Arthur was wounded. Somehow, he survived the battle and made it back home. He was never quite over it because he pinned newpaper cuttings on his wall and burned candles every night.

text: The men were not bayoneted "for being stuck"

refinement: He and the the rest of his party were ordered onto the Somme. Arthur and the others had to march through the mud, where moments later some men had been stuck and were bayoneted to death. They eventually took the objective and Arthur was wounded. Somehow, he survived the battle and made it back home. He was never quite over it because he pinned newpaper cuttings on his wall and burned candles every night.

answer: He fought in the First World War and was injured by shrapnel during the battle of the Somme. Third parties before him had been annihilated.

answer: Arthur's experience in World War I was that he was repeatedly ordered to work towards taking a German observation post. The mission was aborted due to two of the groups being annihilated, but the third managed to take the post. The alarm was so loud that soldiers with bayonets stuck to each other died with their legs stuck in the mud. He was wounded in the battle and returned home. He told stories about the war and the family to his grandson, who listened happily.

text: Lots of misleading information

refinement: He was wounded in the battle and returned home. He told stories about the war and the family to his grandson, who listened happily.

text: Include his rank and assignment and where he was injured

refinement: He was a private in the Middlesex Regiment during WWI, and his party participated in the battle of the Somme. He was wounded in the battle and returned home. He told stories about the war and the family to his grandson, who listened happily.

answer: He fought in the First World War and was injured by shrapnel.

answer: Arthur's experience in World War I was that he was needed to take over a German observation post. The mission was aborted due to two of the groups being annihilated, but the third managed to take the post. The alarm was so loud that soldiers with bayonets stuck to each other died with their legs stuck in the mud. He was wounded in the battle and returned home. He told stories about the war and the family to his grandson, who listened happily.

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

Summarize the relationship between Arthur and his wife.

answer: Arthur later decided to move to London with his wife. Arthur lost contact with all of his relatives because of the reception to their marriage.

answer: They had a shared bedroom where they slept. He admired her very much, especially her faith. He was very impressed and proud of her, he was very devoted to her. They got married when they were both very young. Her family was not happy with their union. They probably wanted someone better for their family member. The woman had contracted food poisoning and passed away in severe pain, without her best friend to sympathize with her. Arthur was very depressed and sad after her death.

text: Lots of inaccurate/unsupported information

refinement: They had a shared bedroom where they slept. He was very devoted to her. Both of their families was not happy with their union. The woman contracted food poisoning and passed away in severe pain. Arthur was very depressed and sad after her death.

answer: While not described in great detail, because of the religiuos background of their marriage, there were serious setbacks. Arthur loved his wife, though.

text: The setbacks were specifically that their families rejected them

refinement: Because of the religiuos background of their marriage, their families rejected them after their marriage. Arthur loved his wife, though.

text: "religious"

refinement: Because of the religious background of their marriage, their families rejected them after their marriage. Arthur loved his wife, though.

answer: While not described in great detail, it can be assumed that Arthur loved his wife as he misses her greatly upon her passing.

answer: They had a shared bedroom where they slept. He admired her very much, especially her faith. Her family was not happy with their union. They probably wanted someone better for their family member. The woman had contracted food poisoning and passed away in severe pain, without her best friend to sympathize with her. Arthur was very depressed and sad after her death.

answer: They both had to leave their own town because of a mixed marriage. Arthur later decided to move to London with his wife. Arthur lost contact with all of his relatives because of the reception to their marriage. They all took great pains to hide the marriage in all of their friends by moving to a place far away.

text: The last sentence is not supported

refinement: They both had to leave their own town because of a mixed marriage. Arthur later decided to move to London with his wife. Arthur lost contact with all of his relatives because of the reception to their marriage.

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

What does the text say about Arthur's reaction to his wife's death?

answer: After his wife died, Arthur fell into a deep depression. He wouldn't leave his room, so his son (Mick) and his wife moved into his companion's old room. He started to burn candles and was scared about that. He retreated to the trenches, to his dugout of dreams. A part of him died the day his wife died. He died next year.

text: We don't know that he died the following year, or that he was scared about the candles

refinement: After his wife died, Arthur fell into a deep depression. He wouldn't leave his room, so his son (Mick) and his wife moved into his companion's old room. He started to burn candles. He retreated to the trenches, to his dugout of dreams. A part of him died the day his wife died.

text: Mick is Arthur's grandson

refinement: After his wife died, Arthur fell into a deep depression. He wouldn't leave his room, so his daughter moved into his companion's old room. He started to burn candles. He retreated to the trenches, to his dugout of dreams. A part of him died the day his wife died.

answer: No answer

text: Provide a response

refinement: He became depressed and would stay in his room for the whole day, hardly coming out. He pinned newspaper cuttings to the wall as if he was back in the trenches, and he started burning candles instead of using a light bulb.

answer: At her death, Arthur became very depressed and confided in his grandson about harrowing tales of the war such as when his comrades died in mud because they could not pull the corpses out. After his wife's death, Arthur moved out of his bedroom and switched to a small cupboard under the stairs. Arthur rarely opened the door and confined himself there day and night. Arthur's sadness left him unhained, mentally and physically, and he became a threat to the rest of the family. Towards the end of his life, Arthur caught pneumonia and needed to be carried back upstairs, but the feelings of depression remained with him, and he eventually succumbed to it.

text: Arthur told his grandson about the war before his wife's death

refinement: At her death, Arthur became very depressed. After his wife's death, Arthur moved out of his bedroom and switched to a small cupboard under the stairs. Arthur rarely opened the door and confined himself there day and night. Arthur's sadness left him unhained, mentally and physically, and he became a threat to the rest of the family. Towards the end of his life, Arthur caught pneumonia and needed to be carried back upstairs, but the feelings of depression remained with him, and he eventually succumbed to it.

text: Remove unsupported information

refinement: At her death, Arthur became very depressed. After his wife's death, Arthur moved out of his bedroom and switched to a small cupboard under the stairs. Arthur rarely opened the door and confined himself there day and night. Towards the end of his life, Arthur caught pneumonia and needed to be carried back upstairs.

answer: After her death, Arthur became very depressed and confided in his grandson about harrowing tales of the war such as when his comrades died in mud because they could not pull the corpses out. After his wife's death, Arthur rarely opened the door and confined himself there day and night. Arthur's sadness left him unhained, mentally and physically, and he became a threat to the rest of the family. Towards the end of his life, Arthur caught pneumonia and needed to be carried back upstairs, but the feelings of depression remained with him, and he eventually succumbed to it.

answer: As Arthur got older and more isolated, he became more reclusive, not leaving the bedroom. He surrounds himself with newspaper clippings from the war and draws pictures on the walls. He doesn't like company and would rather be alone with his thoughts.

answer: I have not been able to find this information.

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

Summarize the narrator's reaction to Mick's story.

answer: When he asked the narrator to help him, he was probably speaking to them as the youngest of their circle of friends and not thinking the narrator might show up at his mother's house when she got old. Anyway, Mick is obviously affected by his grandfather's bravery in the face of death and he sees something of that grandfather in himself, of course in a very different context. The narrator comes away thinking of what it would be like to have not been able to share Arthur's story with anyone who might appreciate and value it-or simply care to listen.

text: Nothing is said about the narrator's reaction

answer: The narrator may come away thinking that he was unconscious that Arthur's story was so close to home for Mick. He may come away thinking that Mick may be more susceptible to drug abuse if he never moved past the trauma of his childhood battle wounds.

answer: The narrator is shocked and saddened to learn about Mick's grandfather, who died of pneumonia. She understands the reasoning but thinks about how difficult it must have been for young Mick to see his grandfather like that.

answer: The narrator is shocked and saddened to learn about the sad state of Mick's grandfather and that he lived a tough life. She understands the reasoning but thinks about how difficult it must have been for young Mick to see his grandfather like that.

answer: No answer


text:
ISAIAH 36 is the thirty-sixth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Isaiah, and is a part of the Book of the Prophets. The text, describing the invasion of the Assyrian king Sennacherib to the Kingdom of Judah under Hezekiah .

Text

[Lachish reliefs, depicting Sennacherib's siege against Lachish. British Museum.] The original text was written in Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 22 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).

Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls (3rd century BC or later):

-   1QIsaa: complete
-   4QIsab (4Q56): extant: verses 1-2

There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; 𝔊B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: 𝔊S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; 𝔊A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; 𝔊Q; 6th century).

Parashot

The _parashah_ sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex.[1] Isaiah 36 is a part of the _Narrative (Isaiah 36–39)_. {P}: open _parashah_; {S}: closed _parashah_.

    {S} 36:1-10 {S} 36:11-16a {P} 36:16b-22 כי כה אמר {S}

The Rock of History

Chapters 36–37 cuts into the historical narrative in to the time after Hezekiah sent tributes to appease Sennacherib () a 'treachery' that Isaiah already prophesied several times (; ; ) yet failed to stop the Assyrians from attacking Jerusalem. This sets up for a demonstration of Yahweh's power, and thus, “put the rock of history under the fabric of eschatology.”

Rabshakeh's first speech: no salvation in faith! (36:1–10)

Verse 1

    _Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them._[2]

Based on Sennacherib's Annals which contain the record of the same event, the time referred here can be determined to be 701 BCE. The text here omits the admission of defeat and the payment for substantial reparations by Hezekiah to Sennacherib, which is recorded in .

-   “Defenced cities”: or “fortified cities” of Judah, forty six cities in total, were besieged and captured by Sennacherib, along with many smaller towns, according to the record of his annals.

Verse 2

    _And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a large army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool on the highway of the fuller's field._[3]

-   “Rabshakeh” (from , __[4]): or “field commander” (also “chief cup-bearer”); perhaps “chief of the officers” among the Assyrian military leaders.[5]
-   “The conduit of the upper pool”: The confrontation took place at the same location where Isaiah confronted Ahaz in Isaiah 7:3, so it presents a great contrast between 'the renegade behavior of Ahaz and the appropriate response from Hezekiah'.

Rabshakeh's second speech: popular appeal – 'Make Peace' (36:11–22)

In his second speech, the Rabshakeh arrogantly addresses the people directly using the language they understand, reminding them that politicians declare wars, but people bear the suffering (verse 11–13), advising them not to trust Hezekiah with his futile faith in his God (verses 14–17), but then the Rabshakeh continues to equate Israel's god with the gods of other nations and to belittle the god's ability to save Jerusalem (verses 18–20). The people appropriately respond to the arrogance with silence (verse 21).

Verse 22

    _Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh._[6]

-   “With their clothes rent”: A common display of grief among the Jews (cf. ; ; ; ; ; ; also in the New Testament period: ; ).[7]

[1] As implemented in the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 edition of the Hebrew Bible in English.

[2]  KJV

[3]  NASB

[4] Hebrew Text Analysis: Isaiah 36:2 Biblehub

[5] Strong's Concordance: 7262. Rabshaqeh. Biblehub

[6]  KJV

[7] Barnes, Albert. _Notes on the Bible_ - Isaiah 36. James Murphy (ed). London: Blackie & Son, 1884.

title: Isaiah 36

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

List the chapters in Isaiah that come directly before and after chapter 36.

answer: Chapter 35 and 37.

answer: Chapters 35 and 37

answer: Chapters 35 and 37

answer: Chapters 35 and 37 both precede chapter 36. Chapter 38 follows.

text: incorrectly mentions that 37 precedes 36.

refinement: Chapters 35 precedes chapter 36. Chapter 37 follows.

answer: Chapters before 36 are 33, 34, and 35. Chapters after 36 are 37, and 38.

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

What is the earliest manuscript witness listed for Isaiah 36?

answer: Codex Cairensis is the earliest known witness.

text: "Codex Cairensis (895)" is evidence that the earliest manuscript witness is Codex Cairensis.

answer: The Codex Cairensis (895).

text: "Codex Cairensis (895)" is evidence that the earliest manuscript witness is Codex Cairensis.

answer: Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).

text: It misses to specifically mention that Codex Cairensis is the earliest manuscript.

refinement: Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).

answer: Although the text is written in Hebrew, the oldest manuscript containing this chapter in Hebrew is the Masoretic Text dating to the 8th century CE. The earliest manuscript witness listed is the Septuagint dating to the 3rd century BCE.

text: It fails to mention Codex Cairensis as the oldest manuscript.

refinement: Although the text is written in Hebrew, the oldest manuscript containing this chapter in Hebrew is the Masoretic Text dating to the 8th century CE. The earliest manuscript witness listed is the Codex Cairensis.

answer: The earliest manuscript witness listed for Isaiah 36 is the Masoretic Text tradition composed in Hebrew, dating 895 CE.

text: It misses to specify Codex Cairensis as the earliest manuscript.

refinement: The earliest manuscript witness listed for Isaiah 36 is the Masoretic Text tradition composed in Hebrew, dating 895 CE.

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

What year is mentioned in verse 1 of Isaiah 36?

answer: The 14th year of King Hezekiah.

text: "Verse 1: Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah" is evidence that the year mentioned in verse 1 of Isaiah 36 is the 14th year of king Hezekiah

answer: The fourteenth year of king Hezekiah occurred in 701 BCE.

text: "Verse 1: Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah" is evidence that the year mentioned in verse 1 of Isaiah 36 is the 14th year of king Hezekiah

answer: The year within verse 1 of Isaiah 36 is 14.

text: It misses to specify that it is the 14th year of king Hezekiah

refinement: The year within verse 1 of Isaiah 36 is 14.

answer: The fourteenth year of king Hezekiah.

text: "Verse 1: Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah" is evidence that the year mentioned in verse 1 of Isaiah 36 is the 14th year of king Hezekiah

answer: The fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign is mentioned in verse 1, which dates the event to 701 BCE.

text: "Verse 1: Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah" is evidence that the year mentioned in verse 1 of Isaiah 36 is the 14th year of king Hezekiah

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

What is the Septuagint?

answer: The Septuagint is a translation of the Old Testament into Koine Greek made in the last few centuries BCE. In Isaiah 36, it provides translations of the Hebrew text into Greek.

text: "There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint" is evidence that the Septuagint is the Greek translation.

answer: The translation of the Hebrew scriptures into Koine Greek.

text: "There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint" is evidence that the Septuagint is the Greek translation.

answer: The Septuagint is an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, dating back to the last few centuries BCE.

text: "There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE" is evidence that the Septuagint is the Greek translation.

answer: A translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE.

text: "There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE" is evidence that the Septuagint is the Greek translation.

answer: The Septuagint is a translation of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament into Koine Greek that made its final edits in the last few centuries BCE.

text: "There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE" is evidence that the Septuagint is the Greek translation.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Isaiah 36 covers the account of the Assyrians' invasion of Judah under Sennacherib in 701 BCE. Rabshakeh delivered an insulting speech to the people of Jerusalem, appealing them not to trust in their God's abilities to save them. The people responded with silence, and Rabshakeh's words were told to Hezekiah.

text: Additional details exceed the targeted summary length.

refinement: Isaiah 36 covers the account of the Assyrians' invasion of Judah under Sennacherib in 701 BCE. Rabshakeh delivered an insulting speech to the people of Jerusalem, appealing them not to trust in their God's abilities to save them, the people responded with silence, and Rabshakeh's words were told to Hezekiah.

answer: This article describes Isaiah 36, a passage from the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible. It is the thirty-sixth chapter of the Book of Isaiah, according to the article.

text: It misses mentioning more relevant information of the text.

refinement: This article describes Isaiah 36, a chapter from the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible which describes the invasion of the Assyrian king Sennacherib to the Kingdom of Judah under Hezekiah. The original text was written in Hebrew language and the chapter is divided into 22 verses.

answer: This article provides information on Isaiah chapter 36, a prophetic text from the Hebrew Bible. It includes information on textual witnesses, textual references, and the 22 verses of the chapter's text.

answer: Sennacherib, king of Assyria, conquered the 46 fortified cities of Judah, including Jerusalem, and sent Rabshakeh to speak with King Hezekiah. Rabshakeh makes a case that there is no salvation in faith, urging the people not to rely on Hezekiah's god. The people remain silent in response to Rabshakeh's arrogance.

text: misses to mention that the article is about chapter 36 of the book of Isaiah.

refinement: In chapter 36 of the book of Isaiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, conquered the 46 fortified cities of Judah, including Jerusalem, and sent Rabshakeh to speak with King Hezekiah. Rabshakeh makes a case that there is no salvation in faith, urging the people not to rely on Hezekiah's god. The people remain silent in response to Rabshakeh's arrogance.

text: Additional details exceed the targeted summary length

refinement: In chapter 36 of the book of Isaiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, conquered the 46 fortified cities of Judah, including Jerusalem, and sent Rabshakeh to speak with King Hezekiah. Rabshakeh makes a case that there is no salvation in faith, urging the people not to rely on Hezekiah's god but the people remain silent in response to his arrogance.

answer: null

text: empty response.

refinement: This article provides information on Isaiah chapter 36, a prophetic text from the Hebrew Bible. It includes information on textual witnesses, textual references, and the 22 verses of the chapter's text.


text:
Her feet burn as she walks down the pavement. Her hands rest upon her very pregnant stomach and her shirt that was stained from dirt and sweat. Sarah runs her toes through the puddle of blood that had collected by a sewer run off to soothe her sore feet. She lowers her head and watches her feet as she passes the little boy that is screaming under the stop sign, his body is covered in scabs and blisters.

Amongst the screaming of the demons that soar like vultures in the ashy sky, which would occasionally mutilate a person with its claws or tackle them and rip their flesh with their rows of tiny pointed teeth, she stares at Bryson’s house across the street.

Gene and Tommy are sitting in a dying maple tree on a September afternoon. Hey, Tommy. Look at that girl down there,” Gene says as he nudges Tommy in the ribs.

Tommy is busy staring at the green circles of fungi on the rotting park bench below them. “Huh,” he responds. “What do you think she’s doing,” Tommy asks after realizing he heard the question.

“I don’t know. She’s been staring at that house for two days now.

Heh. I still can’t believe that sky, sure is something,” Gene says. “Like the way the red sun clashes with the grey sky and how the orange horizon looks like it’s dripping down the sky.”

The two watch her standing in the street, her reflection looking just as scared as her in the broken windows of an abandoned building.  A few leaves fall from the maple tree only adding to the chaos.

“Not many of them around anymore are there Gene,” Tommy asks.

Gene shakes his head. “No, not really.  The rays from the conceding sun beam down on Gene and Tommy’s glistening black backs.

When the world was supposed the end in December, it didn’t really. But it was the end of how things used to be and the beginning of something new. On the twenty-first, some were saved-those who believed and those who were forgiven. Some were asked to stay behind- angels to act as warriors against the demons. Bryson was chosen because of his strength and his heart. No one knew why children were left behind, or husbands and wives who attended church every Sunday.

Months of uncertainly passed until March when the asteroids hit, damaging all the power lines and many homes. And this month, September, was when the demons appeared. But those who were left were not in total gloom, for they were given a second chance. To prove themselves through their struggles and conquer the evil that had overtaken their lives. The angels that stayed and fought represented hope for mankind, that God had not totally given up faith in man and that in their struggles and they could find rebirth and washed pure in the blood and tears of Christ.

Sarah finally moves and makes her way further down the road. She walks past a yellow house, it’s siding smeared in charcoal covered ashes and notices through the big glass window a woman can be seen in the kitchen making dinner. Her husband and three children sit around the dinner table. The littlest girl with her hair in a pony tail grabs her fathers hand and with the other hand waves to her mother to come to the table. They bow their heads and pray. She continues walking.

“She’s getting awfully close. I think she’s finally going to go inside,” Gene says excitedly cocking his head to the side to better watch her with his round black eye.

She walks up the steps of the house of interest, taking a deep breath causing her chest to rise and she knocks on the door. It creaks as it slowly swings open. She looks inside, his brown hair can be seen off the side of the couch as he lays motionless. She slowly walks inside, turning to face him. She looks at his face, his solid black eyes lifeless and his massive wings rested peacefully on his back. She screams and turns away running down the steps, leaving the door open just as it was.

“Did you hear that,” Tommy asks.

Sarah runs down the street, tears streaming down her face. She trips on the stairs of the deck of her house and falls and she lays there sobbing. She rolls over to her side, clutching where her unborn child rests inside of her.

 Gene and Tommy watch two old men in rocking chairs crack open beers, rifles sitting in their laps. Intrigued by the cackling of their voices they listen as the men relay stories about how they weren’t going to let anyone take them until they were damn well ready. One of the men raises his gun and shoots and a hovering demon, bringing Gene and Tommy’s attention back into focus.

“Hey, where’d that girl go,” Gene asks.

From inside her house, clamor can be heard as she rummages through drawers and closets, emptying their contents on the dusty floor. A gunshot echoes through the trees and the startled blackbirds fly away.

title: Walking without Wings

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

Who is Bryson?

answer: Bryson is a big winged creature that was left behind when the asteroid hit and the demons appeared.

text: "a big winged creature" - change to "an angel"

refinement: Bryson is an angel that was left behind when the asteroid hit and the demons appeared.

answer: It is not clear.

text: "It is not clear." - it is clear Bryson is an angel based on the author's descriptions of him: "Bryson was chosen because of his strength and his heart." and "She looks at his face, his solid black eyes lifeless and his massive wings rested peacefully on his back." are clear indicators that he is an angel.

answer: He was one of the special people who were left behind because he was strong and had a heart.

text: Add that Bryson is an angel. Revise the answer to reflect this.

refinement: Bryson is one of the angels chosen to act as warriors against the demons. He is one of the special people who were left behind because he was strong and had a heart.

answer: It may be assumed that Bryson is Sarah's unborn child's father.

text: "It may be assumed that Bryson is Sarah's unborn child's father." - there was never any indication that Bryson is the father of Sarah's unborn child. Needs a new answer.

refinement: Bryson is an angel, one of the special people left behind to act as warriors against the demons.

answer: Bryson is the angel with wings that Sarah saw in the house.

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

Why is the girl staring at the house?

answer: This information can't be found.

answer: The girl is staring at the house because she believes the resident, a winged angel, might have the answers she has been searching for.

text: "The girl is staring at the house because she believes the resident, a winged angel, might have the answers she has been searching for." - this is an overreaching answer. There is actually no mention of why the girl was staring at the house. The answer should be "That information can't be found."

answer: Maybe it was an old school friend she remembered.

text: "The girl is staring at the house because she believes the resident, a winged angel, might have the answers she has been searching for." - this is an overreaching answer. There is actually no mention of why the girl was staring at the house. The answer should be "That information can't be found."

answer: The girl is staring at the house because it appears to have someone inside, a winged creature unlike anything she has seen before. He appears to be the only one left with any power, and she craves understanding and power more than anything.

text: "The girl is staring at the house because she believes the resident, a winged angel, might have the answers she has been searching for." - this is an overreaching answer. There is actually no mention of why the girl was staring at the house. The answer should be "That information can't be found."

answer: The narrator doesn't know yet.

text: "The narrator doesn't know yet." - can be a possible answer, but it has to be edited to show that it's from the POV of Gene and Tommy.

refinement: The narrators, Tommy and Gene, don't know.

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

Is Sarah alone?

answer: That information can't be found.

text:
"That information can't be found." - is inaccurate. From all indications, Sarah is alone and has no companions.
Note: the question is pretty general and difficult to answer with no added context. Multiple answers can be considered acceptable, including this one, so I'm giving a flat score of "4" for each one that is not a "Yes"

answer: No, it appears she is not. She is seen walking down the street and approaching the house of a young angel. There are also old men in rocking chairs who are alive.

text:
"No, it appears she is not. She is seen walking down the street and approaching the house of a young angel. There are also old men in rocking chairs who are alive." - Sarah is alone and the answer is Yes.
Note: the question is pretty general and difficult to answer with no added context. Multiple answers can be considered acceptable, including this one, so I'm giving a flat score of "4" for each one that is not a "Yes"

answer: No, Sarah is not alone. She walks past a house with others inside. She also has an unborn child. However, she feels alone and scared as she walks down the pavement, watching demons soar and houses in decay.

text:
"No, Sarah is not alone. She walks past a house with others inside. She also has an unborn child. However, she feels alone and scared as she walks down the pavement, watching demons soar and houses in decay." - other people aren't counted without proper context. So, Sarah can be considered alone.
Note: the question is pretty general and difficult to answer with no added context. Multiple answers can be considered acceptable, including this one, so I'm giving a flat score of "4" for each one that is not a "Yes"

answer: No, she has a unborn baby in her womb.

text:
"No, she has a unborn baby in her womb." - her unborn child and other people in the vicinity are not counted unless specified in the question.
Note: the question is pretty general and difficult to answer with no added context. Multiple answers can be considered acceptable, including this one, so I'm giving a flat score of "4" for each one that is not a "Yes"

answer: Yes.

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

Does the old man kill Sarah?

answer: No, the old man does not kill Sarah.

answer: It might be implied.

text: "It might be implied." - this is inaccurate and nothing was implied.

answer: Not explicitly stated, but he might have.

text: "Not explicitly stated, but he might have." - this is inaccurate and nothing was implied.

answer: No, the old man does not kill Sarah.

answer: It may be assumed that the gunshot kills Sarah.

text: "It may be assumed that the gunshot kills Sarah." - while this might be an acceptable answer, it is irrelevant because the question is whether the old man killed Sarah or not.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: Gene and Tommy observe Sarah staring at Bryson's house for two days. One day gunshots are heard in the vicinity, and a man on the tree offers a gun to Gene so they can see what's happening. They have doubts that Sarah is just staring at a particular man. After two years of destructive asteroids and demons and angels showing up in this city, Sarah gets to Bryson's house and enters, shocked to see that he is dead in his bed. Sarah's husband shot their unborn baby.

text: "and a man on the tree offers a gun to Gene so they can see what's happening." - this never happened and should be deleted.

refinement: Gene and Tommy observe Sarah staring at Bryson's house for two days. One day gunshots are heard in the vicinity. They have doubts that Sarah is just staring at a particular man. After two years of destructive asteroids and demons and angels showing up in this city, Sarah gets to Bryson's house and enters, shocked to see that he is dead in his bed. Sarah's husband shot their unborn baby.

text: "They have doubts that Sarah is just staring at a particular man." - they don't have doubts because they know Sarah has been staring at Bryson's house for two days now and no other person. This should be deleted.

refinement: Gene and Tommy observe Sarah staring at Bryson's house for two days. One day gunshots are heard in the vicinity. After two years of destructive asteroids and demons and angels showing up in this city, Sarah gets to Bryson's house and enters, shocked to see that he is dead in his bed. Sarah's husband shot their unborn baby.

text: "shocked to see that he is dead in his bed" - he was on the couch.

refinement: Gene and Tommy observe Sarah staring at Bryson's house for two days. One day gunshots are heard in the vicinity. After two years of destructive asteroids and demons and angels showing up in this city, Sarah gets to Bryson's house and enters, shocked to see that he is dead on the couch. Sarah's husband shot their unborn baby.

text: "Sarah's husband shot their unborn baby." - there was never any mention of Sarah's husband, and even if there was, no one shot her unborn baby. This should be deleted.

refinement: Gene and Tommy observe Sarah staring at Bryson's house for two days. One day gunshots are heard in the vicinity. After two years of destructive asteroids and demons and angels showing up in this city, Sarah gets to Bryson's house and enters, shocked to see that he is dead on the couch.

text: Due to multiple errors and deleted sections, this summary failed to meet the 6-sentence summary requirement and needs three more sentences.

refinement: Gene and Tommy observe Sarah staring at Bryson's house for two days. One day gunshots are heard in the vicinity. After two years of destructive asteroids and demons and angels showing up in this city, Sarah gets to Bryson's house and enters, shocked to see that he is dead on the couch. She screams and turns away, running down the steps and on the street. Tears stream down her face as she trips on the stairs of the deck of her house. She rummages through her drawers and closets, emptying their contents on the floor.

text: "One day gunshots are heard in the vicinity." - move to the end of the summary and replace with "A gunshot is heard in the vicinity." to better reflect what really happened.

refinement: Gene and Tommy observe Sarah staring at Bryson's house for two days. After two years of destructive asteroids and demons and angels showing up in this city, Sarah gets to Bryson's house and enters, shocked to see that he is dead on the couch. She screams and turns away, running down the steps and on the street. Tears stream down her face as she trips on the stairs of the deck of her house. She rummages through her drawers and closets, emptying their contents on the floor. A gunshot is heard in the vicinity.

answer: Sarah walks down the street on sore feet as hideous demons swarm through the sky. She arrives at the house of a winged man that appears lifeless and covered in wounds. She screams and runs away, her unborn child weighing heavily on her. To the two boys watching from a tree, demons are becoming more common and her desperation only highlights the horror of the apocalypse.

text: "covered in wounds." - it was never mentioned that Bryson was covered in wounds. Delete this part.

refinement:
Sarah walks down the street on sore feet as hideous demons swarm through the sky.
She arrives at the house of a winged man that appears lifeless.
She screams and runs away, her unborn child weighing heavily on her.
To the two boys watching from a tree, demons are becoming more common and her desperation only highlights the horror of the apocalypse.

text: "a winged man" - must indicate the winged man is Bryson and he's an angel.

refinement:
Sarah walks down the street on sore feet as hideous demons swarm through the sky.
She arrives at the house of Bryson, a winged angel who appears lifeless.
She screams and runs away, her unborn child weighing heavily on her.
To the two boys watching from a tree, demons are becoming more common and her desperation only highlights the horror of the apocalypse.

text: Did not meet the 6-sentence summary requirement. Add two more.

refinement:
Sarah walks down the street on sore feet as hideous demons swarm through the sky.
She arrives at the house of Bryson, a winged angel who appears lifeless.
She screams and runs away, her unborn child weighing heavily on her.
Sarah goes home and rummages through her drawers and closets, throwing items on the dusty floor.
A gunshot echoes through the trees and the startled blackbirds fly away.
To the two boys watching from a tree, demons are becoming more common and her desperation only highlights the horror of the apocalypse.

answer: In a post-apocalyptic world, one young woman walks down the street covered in blood, dirt, and sweat. She eventually comes upon a house with a man inside with wings. Upon seeing the man, the woman starts screaming and runs away. She walks towards her house and, inside, starts frantically emptying cupboards and closets. Outside, gunshots ring out as she is startled by the demons around her.

text: "a man inside with wings" - mention that the man is Bryson and he is an angel who appears to be dead.

refinement:
In a post-apocalyptic world, one young woman walks down the street covered in blood, dirt, and sweat.
She eventually comes upon Bryson's house, he's an angel who appears to be dead on his couch. Upon seeing the man, the woman starts screaming and runs away.
She walks towards her house and, inside, starts frantically emptying cupboards and closets.
Outside, gunshots ring out as she is startled by the demons around her.

text: "one young woman" - use her name "Sarah"

refinement:
In a post-apocalyptic world, Sarah walks down the street covered in blood, dirt, and sweat.
She eventually comes upon Bryson's house, he's an angel who appears to be dead on his couch. Upon seeing the man, Sarah starts screaming and runs away.
She walks towards her house and, inside, starts frantically emptying cupboards and closets.
Outside, gunshots ring out as she is startled by the demons around her.

text: Did not meet the 6-sentence summary requirement. Add one more.

refinement:
In a post-apocalyptic world, Sarah walks down the street covered in blood, dirt, and sweat.
She eventually comes upon the home of Bryson, an angel who appears to be dead on his couch.
Upon seeing the man, Sarah starts screaming and runs away.
She walks towards her house and, inside, starts frantically emptying cupboards and closets.
An oldtimer decides to shoot one of the hovering demons.
Outside, gunshots ring out as she is startled by the demons around her.

answer:
Pregnant Sarah stares at Bryson's home. Gene and Tommy look at her from afar, discussing why she has been staring at the house for 2 days.
Sarah further walks to a house belonging to a family. She nervously makes her way into the house. Watching the husband lay motionless on the couch Sarah screams and runs to her home. Gene and Tommy hear a gunshot.

text: "She nervously makes her way into the house. " - must indicate that she's going to Bryson's house.

refinement:
Pregnant Sarah stares at Bryson's home.
Gene and Tommy look at her from afar, discussing why she has been staring at the house for 2 days.
Sarah further walks to a house belonging to a family.
She nervously makes her way into Bryson's house but finds him dead on the couch.
Watching the husband lay motionless on the couch Sarah screams and runs to her home.
Gene and Tommy hear a gunshot.

text: "Watching the husband lay motionless on the couch Sarah screams and runs to her home." - there is no evidence to suggest that Bryson is Sarah's husband. Replace with details that Bryson is an angel.

refinement:
Pregnant Sarah stares at Bryson's home.
Gene and Tommy look at her from afar, discussing why she has been staring at the house for 2 days.
Sarah further walks to a house belonging to a family.
She nervously makes her way into Bryson's house.
Watching the winged angel, Bryson, lay motionless on the couch Sarah screams and runs to her home.
Gene and Tommy hear a gunshot.

answer: Sarah, Tommy, Gene, and old Gene and Tommy watch a girl dressed in red staring at Bryson's house. They realize that it has been two days that she has been staring. They see the strangeness in the sky and see demons flying about. When Bryson wakes up and she tries seeing his reflection, she leaves the house.

text: "Sarah, Tommy, Gene, and old Gene and Tommy watch a girl dressed in red" - the Girl is Sarah, so she can't be watching. and there is no evidence that she was wearing red. Delete "old Gene and Tommy" because they were already mentioned.

refinement:
Gene and Tommy watch Sarah staring at Bryson's house.
They realize that it has been two days that she has been staring.
They see the strangeness in the sky and see demons flying about.
When Bryson wakes up and she tries seeing his reflection, she leaves the house.

text: "When Bryson wakes up and she tries seeing his reflection, she leaves the house." - Bryson doesn't wake up because he's already dead. Revise this sentence to reflect that Sarah saw him dead when she entered his house.

refinement:
Gene and Tommy watch Sarah staring at Bryson's house.
They realize that it has been two days that she has been staring.
They see the strangeness in the sky and see demons flying about.
Sarah finally enters Bryson's house and finds the winged angel dead on the couch.

text: Did not meet the 6-sentence summary requirement. Need to add two more.

refinement:
Gene and Tommy watch Sarah staring at Bryson's house.
They realize that it has been two days that she has been staring.
They see the strangeness in the sky and see demons flying about.
Sarah finally enters Bryson's house and finds the winged angel dead on the couch.
She runs home screaming and trips on the deck of her house, clutching her tummy and unborn child.
Sarah rummages through drawers and closets when a gunshot echoes through the trees.


text:
*Aliens!*

It was late.

The snow was coming down pretty fierce and I was on the porch eating nachos.

I was using a fork.

Plus, some aliens landed.

*Final Countdown to Death by Alien*

The alien's maw opened and I saw pieces of Roberts and Cornel still stuck between its teeth. I vomited on the ground.

The alien moved closer and I stepped back and leveled the gun at it. The alien put all of its tentacles in the air as if to surrender.

But I wasn't having it. I cocked the trigger.

"Wait! Wait!" The alien pleaded. "I just want to talk."

"You had plenty of time to talk - and eat."

"OK. What if I told you that I could put your friends back together?"

"I wouldn't believe you."

"OK. What if I told you because of the size of my mouth and the tentacles on the inside, I can give you the best blowjob you've ever had?"

I put down the gun.

*Leave Us Alone*

"But, Craydong, you cannot leave humanity - not in this most precious hour when our world is at the edge of war." She pleaded with the alien.

"I am sorry, Sally. I need to go back to my home world. They need me."

"But we need you!"

"Not like this. These people are needy. Like can't open jars without me. Like call me up and tell me they miss me when it's not a holiday. Like always want me to pay for Taco Bell even though I'm between jobs and going on a vacation to Earth. Then I get here and it's all like stop the war and save the trees and - I just need some down time. I'm only human."

"But you're not human."

"See, and then you're a dick all time. I'm leaving. Fuck you."

"But"

"No butts. This is bullshit. I'm going to Jupiter."

ON JUPITER

"Hello, I'm Craydong. I come in peace."

"Hey, Craydong - you know how to fix a dryer?"

"DAMNIT!"

*Can't We Be Friends?*

I entered the chamber and the alien was inside with its stamp collection. "You collect stamps?" I asked.

"Indeed. I have some from before World War One. I also have coins. Would you like to see a Buffalo nickel?"

The alien was a nerd. I left in disgust and turned on a football game.

*Drug Problem*

When the aliens landed we were extremely excited. They explained that we could tell no one about them and that they were here on a mission of peace.

We had all seen movies and how aliens come down and act like they want peace and then kill everyone - so we were skeptical.

But as time went on, we realized that they meant us no harm.

They just kinda sat around and smoked all my pot and ate ding dongs.

Fucking aliens!

*Lasers!*

I ran down the highway with the laser fire cutting at my ankles. They were toying with me. They knew that I was running the wrong way.

Away from the reactor.

I kept running until finally, they stopped firing. I turned.

The ship was hovering above me and a rope fell out of the bottom.

Sloth, from the Goonies, appeared waving a Chicago Cubs banner in one hand, and in the other hand he had a picture of my mother naked.

The diversion had worked. I was utterly confused.

*Alien Call*

"911, what's your emergency?"

"ALIENS!"

"Illegal or the UFO kind?"

"ALIENS!"

"Sir, you need to be more specific."

"ALIENS!"

"Please, sir, I'm just trying to help."

"ALIENS WITH LASERS!"

"OK. So, the UFO type."

*Mutual Martians*

"Hello, I am Quadrant from Mars."

"I am Rectangle, also from Mars."

"How are you liking it?"

"Earth?"

"Yes."

"It's OK. But whenever I see that rover on TV I think about all the giant warehouses of Martians it's driving over and feel like the Earthlings are dumb."

"Me, too. If they knew that we were eating Burger King and drinking beer right under some of those rocks that they get all excited about, it would really drive them mad."

"Agreed. But that one rock that looked like a donut - that made me think."

"Think about what?"

"Like maybe there's a bunch of donuts up there that we don't know about.

*Starfall*

"Sir, it's the Pentagon. They say that the aliens landed on the CNN building in New York. It's going to be a media circus!"

"I'll get my chair and whip."

"Sir?"

"Oh, MEDIA circus. I thought it was going to be a regular circus. I used to train lions."

"Sir, it's aliens."

"What if they're lions?"

title: [HM] ALIENS!

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

Describe the interaction between the narrator and the alien.

answer: The narrator threatens the alien with his gun, but the alien is able to get him to put it down. The narrator is repulsed by the alien's offer to give him the best blowjob ever, but he puts his gun down anyway. The narrator is also disgusted by the alien's nerdiness.

answer: The alien questions if the narrator will kill it and the narrator declares he won't.

text: Does not adequately answer the question

refinement: The narrator has a gun and threatens the alien who lifts all his tentacles in surrender. The alien offers to give the narrator and blowjob and the narrator puts down the gun. The narrator does not trust the alien when he offers to put narrator's friends back together again.

answer: The alien wants the narrator to have sex with her afterward that she can give him the best blowjob of his life. Craydong does not believe this, but puts down his gun. He was too busy getting into his car.

text: Very confused and inaccurate

refinement: The narrator has a gun and threatens the alien who lifts all his tentacles in surrender. The alien offers to give the narrator and blowjob and the narrator puts down the gun. The narrator does not trust the alien when he offers to put narrator's friends back together again.

answer: The narrator is not very trusting of the alien and is not ready to believe that the alien can put his friends back together. The alien tempts the narrator with the best blowjob he could ever have. The narrator is not interested and puts his gun down. The narrator also doesn't believe the alien when it says that it comes in peace.

answer: The alien wants the narrator to have sex with him afterward and hopes the narrator can be his friend, too. The alien does not believe the war would end if he sets off for Jupiter, though the alien says he could fix a dryer for Sloth. But this does not convince the narrator, who shoots him in the shoulder.

text: Confused and inaccurate

refinement: The narrator has a gun and threatens the alien who lifts all his tentacles in surrender. The alien offers to give the narrator and blowjob and the narrator puts down the gun. The narrator does not trust the alien when he offers to put the narrator's friends back together again.

answer:
The alien questions if the narrator would like the alien to put their friends back together and the narrator says he won't believe him.
The alien also brings up he can give the narrator the best blowjob he's ever had.

text: Clumsy sentence

refinement:
The alien asks whether he can put the narrator's friends back together but the narrator doesn't trust him.
The alien also brings up he can give the narrator the best blowjob he's ever had.

text: Clumsy sentence

refinement:
The alien asks whether he can put the narrator's friends back together but the narrator doesn't trust him.
The alien offers to give the narrator the best blowjob he's ever had.

text: Does not adequately answer the question

refinement: The narrator has a gun and threatens the alien who lifts all his tentacles in surrender. The alien offers to give the narrator and blowjob and the narrator puts down the gun. The narrator does not trust the alien when he offers to put narrator's friends back together again.

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

Summarize the part of the story that describes aliens and drug problems.

answer: The aliens land and claim to be here on a mission of peace. However, the humans are skeptical. The aliens just smoke pot and eat ding dongs. They also eat all of the narrator's food. The aliens are a bit of a nuisance. The aliens also claim to have a drug problem.

text: The aliens made no such claim

refinement: The aliens land and claim to be here on a mission of peace. However, humans are skeptical. The aliens just smoke pot and eat ding dongs. They also eat all of the narrator's food. The aliens are a bit of a nuisance.

answer: When the aliens landed human beings were excited, but still skeptical about what the aliens were up to. After some time passed and the aliens just sat around smoking all their weed and eating donuts, the humans realized what the aliens were doing. It seemed like their mission was to help destroy their groves so they have to buy more donuts instead of growing their own. The aliens seemed very unintelligent and dull. In addition, they opted to just stay at people's houses and they didn't need the humans to do anything in return, they only wanted to keep smoking and eating.

text: They were eating Ding Dongs

refinement: When the aliens landed human beings were excited, but still skeptical about what the aliens were up to. After some time passed and the aliens just sat around smoking all their weed and eating their Ding Dongs, humans realized what the aliens were doing. It seemed like their mission was to help destroy their groves so they have to buy more donuts instead of growing their own. The aliens seemed very unintelligent and dull. In addition, they opted to just stay at people's houses and they didn't need the humans to do anything in return, they only wanted to keep smoking and eating.

text: This does not appear in the text

refinement: When the aliens landed human beings were excited, but still skeptical about what the aliens were up to. After some time passed and the aliens just sat around smoking all their weed and eating their Ding Dongs. The aliens seemed very unintelligent and dull. In addition, they opted to just stay at people's houses and they didn't need the humans to do anything in return, they only wanted to keep smoking and eating.

answer: When the aliens landed, they told the humans that they were on a mission of peace and they were not to tell anyone about them. The humans were skeptical and wary of them. The aliens just sat around and smoked all of the humans' pot and ate their Ding Dongs. The aliens were not harmful, they just did this to get high.

answer: The aliens land whilst stating they had a mission of peace. It's agreed they intend no harm but the humans are skeptics. Over time they realize they are here as they do nothing but smoke weed, eat garbage and collect stamps. During their stay they consume so much food, including all the pot available.

text: Makes no sense

refinement: The aliens land whilst stating they had a mission of peace. It's agreed they intend no harm but the humans are skeptics. The aliens do nothing but smoke weed, eat garbage and collect stamps. During their stay they consume so much food, including all the pot available.

answer: When the aliens landed human beings were excited, but still skeptical about what the aliens were up to. After some time passed and the aliens just sat around smoking all the humans' pot and eating their donuts, the humans realized what the aliens were doing. It seemed like their mission was to help destroy their groves so they have to buy more donuts instead of growing their own. The aliens seemed very unintelligent and dull. In addition, they opted to just stay at people's houses and they didn't need the humans to do anything in return, they only wanted to keep smoking and eating.

text: They were eating Ding Dongs

refinement: When the aliens landed human beings were excited, but still skeptical about what the aliens were up to. After some time passed and the aliens just sat around smoking all the humans' pot and eating their Ding Dongs, the humans realized what the aliens were doing. It seemed like their mission was to help destroy their groves so they have to buy more donuts instead of growing their own. The aliens seemed very unintelligent and dull. In addition, they opted to just stay at people's houses and they didn't need the humans to do anything in return, they only wanted to keep smoking and eating.

text: This does not appear in the text

refinement: When the aliens landed human beings were excited, but still skeptical about what the aliens were up to. After some time passed and the aliens just sat around smoking all the humans' pot and eating their Ding Dongs. IThe aliens seemed very unintelligent and dull. In addition, they opted to just stay at people's houses and they didn't need the humans to do anything in return, they only wanted to keep smoking and eating.

answer: The aliens land whilst stating they had a mission of peace. It's agreed they intend no harm but the humans are skeptics. Over time they realize they are here as they do nothing but smoke weed and eat garbage. During their stay they consume so much food, including all the pot available.

answer: When the aliens landed, they told the humans that they were on a mission of peace and they were not to tell anyone about them. The humans were skeptical and wary of them. The aliens just sat around and smoked all of the humans' pot and ate their Ding Dongs. The aliens were not harmful, they just did this to get high. The aliens also ate all of the humans' food and drank their beer.

answer: The aliens land and claim to be here on a mission of peace. However, the humans are skeptical. The aliens just smoke pot and eat ding dongs. They also eat all of the narrator's food. The aliens are a bit of a nuisance.

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

How would the author react if aliens did actually land on Earth?

answer: The author would be excited, but they would also be scared.

answer: The author would probably believe the aliens by their actions and just let them do whatever they want.

text: Strange wording

refinement: The author would probably judge the aliens by their actions and let them do whatever they want.

answer: The author's story describes how hypothetical human aliens would behave on Earth and the story teases out why those aliens would behave a certain way. The author describes aliens that eat humans, blowjob aliens, aliens that smoke pot and even alien nerds. The confrontational aliens are the ones that come to Earth to blow things up and use their lasers on humans. ----Another option would be narratives which mention how these aliens are actually martians, rather than humans who were in disguise.

answer: The alien behavior that is described on earth makes it sound as if it's difficult for the aliens to cause any harm here. Hopefully, the story would describe anyone actually coming in contact with aliens as believable, nonconfrontational beings, not the ones described. Another option would be narratives which mention how these aliens are actually martians, rather than humans who were in disguise.

text: Fails to answer the question

refinement: The text describes exactly how the narrator behaves when confronted by aliens so there is no need to speculate.

answer: The author would be excited, but they would also be skeptical of their intentions.