split: train

text:
It was a cold, dark night…

I lay in the corner of the street, my head in a puddle, a smell of what can only be described as death circling my very presence. I had lost count of how many days it had been, of how many faces I’ve seen pass me, of how many feet I’ve watched shuffle aside, trying their hardest to avoid my very existence. Of how many eyes had looked at me, and burnt hatred so deep it became almost intolerable. Sheer disgust, seeping out of the breath of everyone who passed. That is what my life had become. Ever since that one day. When everything I thought I knew was ripped apart in front of me.

It was the youngest who took me in. He seemed kind, welcomed me. One of those people that deep down you can tell had a good heart even if they hid it beneath a rough, silent exterior. I lived in his room free to do what I felt, unless the others were around, the older ones. When their voices carried through the door, I was hidden under the bed, its so our friendship will be ours alone I would convince myself, that he wanted me to be all his. But I suppose that should have been the first warning sign. Can a place truly be called your home if you have to hide from its very inhabitants? But sadly, I was naive… no, I chose to ignore it, I was too obsessed, too caught up by this newfound friendship to ever even consider the truth. I thought everything was perfect. Then it happened.  It was late at night, the door slammed behind him as the boy tumbled in. Raised voices instantly burnt through the very walls that surrounded me, through the doors, through everything. I had heard anger in those voices before, the times when I hid, but nothing like this, this was… new. The door crashed open, the boy collapsing to the ground. Eyes bloodshot, his mouth lined with dry, cracked vomit, his shirt, blooded, torn and stained. A sight that I wished I would never see again. As he hit the ground, he looked up at me, but there was no affection any more, just pure emptiness. I heard the voices come closer. There was no time to hide, no time to be hidden. Voices entered the room; eyes were cast down the decrepit shell lying on the floor, then to me. Hatred. Rough hands were placed on me, words crying out that I was to blame, that somehow, this was my entire fault. My protests, my cries of defense, all fell on deaf ears. No matter how much I pleaded, no matter how many times I cried out to them that there was more to me, more I could give to them, it was all to no avail. I was tossed out on the street, my once home fading in my eyesight as I tumbled, seemingly forever, sinking in to my own personal abyss.

An icy wind blew threw me, bringing me back from the horrid memory. I rolled onto my side, no longer sure if it was by my own personal doing or if I simply lacked the strength to offer any resistance. This is it, I thought to myself. This is how it is going to end. All the things I could have done, the places I could have seen, and now this will become my final resting place, a blotch in the street, surrounded by the ear wrecking sound of traffic and drunks. Some rest indeed. Through all the noise, I heard footsteps walking towards me. No doubt to impose some form of abuse towards me in my final moments I had thought. But no, a hand rested on my body. Warmth that I had not felt since… the boy? I turned around and stared up, locking eyes with an unfamiliar face. It was irrelevant. This man has picked me up in my time of need. He had saved me.

 took me to some form of haven for my kind. After I adjusted to the contrast of light, I looked around and saw countless amounts of those in the same position as me. It was amazing. I was no longer a freak. No longer an outcast, I was amongst my own kind at last. The time I spent there was the happiest of my life. On occasions, members of our private little community would be taken away by strangers from the outside, I had lost a few good friends through that, but even then the kind man would always bring in new members, new friends to be made, stories to be heard, connections to be formed. I should have learnt. All good things must come to a pass.

The horrendous noise sounded, the noise that sounded the arrival of a stranger. As usual, our host welcomed the man with open arms, allowing him to take his pick of who he wanted. The stranger cast his eyes along the crowd, passing by everyone I knew, his gaze nonchalant to all. All that is, except me. He looked straight at me, and stopped. Eyes bloodshot, his mouth lined with dry, cracked vomit, his shirt, blooded, torn and stained. The memory flooded through me. It was then I realized just how blind I had been. The night that changed it all, it had not been emptiness in the boy’s eyes. It had been lust! And it was lust again the bore its way inside my soul. The stranger had chosen. I wouldn’t be saying goodbye to a friend this time. I would be saying goodbye to everything.

The door opened to his building. And a building it would always be, never a home. No place with so much vile hatred seeping out of every crack in the wall, so much murk and gloom pouring out of every shadow, could ever be called a home. He sat in front of me, breathing his horrid breath over my neck, running his fingers down my body, inhaling my breath. I knew straight away, this was never going to end well. He lifted me, I felt weightless and powerless under his grasp. He put his lips around me, and it felt like he drank the very life force from my body. His brown, crusted teeth scraping against me, as his course tongue brought him to the satisfaction he had desired for so long. After what felt like an eternity in the lowest ring of hell, he was done. The door was opened, and for the second time in my life, I was cast out. This time however, there was no remorse. There was nothing. I was resound to my fate.

And that’s how I arrived here, lying once again in a gutter. This time, I know there will be no retribution. I can see my life flowing from my body. It’s coming to an end. If only things had been different. If only we really did have medicinal qualities, then maybe, just maybe, this wouldn’t be the end of just one more bottle of Buckfast.

title: The first story I wrote, no title, around 1100 words. Constructive criticism is welcome. :)

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

Summarize what, according to the narrator, led to their being in a gutter.

answer: The narrator was deeply connected to the host, a boy who took the narrator in. After one night out, the narrator came back with dried bloody vomit trailing down his shirt, covered in blood, and the next day the host launched into a tirade of words against the narrator and tore the narrator out of its home. Reduced to a vague memory now, the narrator would recall the chilling last moment they had together. It was a night of deep lust that stained their friendship through the lasting and eternal pains of betrayal and lust.

text: It wasn't the boy who cast out the narrator. The boy's cohabitants shout at him and the narrator. They are the ones who cast out the narrator. Additionally, the narrator isn't the one who came back bloody, etc. That's the boy.

refinement: The narrator was deeply connected to the host, a boy who took the narrator in. After one night out, the host came back with dried bloody vomit trailing down his shirt, covered in blood, and the next day his cohabitants launched into a tirade of words against him and the narrator and tore the narrator out of its home. Reduced to a vague memory now, the narrator would recall the chilling last moment they had together. It was a night of deep lust that stained their friendship through the lasting and eternal pains of betrayal and lust.

text: The answer omits the time between the narrator getting cast out for the first time and the boy finding it again.

refinement: The narrator was deeply connected to the host, a boy who took the narrator in. After one night out, the host came back with dried bloody vomit trailing down his shirt, covered in blood, and the next day his cohabitants launched into a tirade of words against him and the narrator and tore the narrator out of its home. Resigned to fate, the narrator thinks it will die on the streets before a man takes it to a shelter where it feels happy for the first time until the boy finds it again. Reduced to a vague memory now, the narrator would recall the chilling last moment they had together. It was a night of deep lust that stained their friendship through the lasting and eternal pains of betrayal and lust.

text: The sentence is written in a confusing way. The narrator realizes the lust in the boy's eyes, and their last night is horrendous for it. Then, the narrator is cast out again.

refinement: The narrator was deeply connected to the host, a boy who took the narrator in. After one night out, the host came back with dried bloody vomit trailing down his shirt, covered in blood, and the next day his cohabitants launched into a tirade of words against him and the narrator and tore the narrator out of its home. Resigned to fate, the narrator thinks it will die on the streets before a man takes it to a shelter where it feels happy for the first time until the boy finds it again. Reduced to a vague memory now, the narrator would recall the chilling last moment they had together. The narrator had realized the lust in the boy's eyes, and their last night was horrible for it - then, he cast out the narrator again.

answer: It is a ambiguous, but it seems the narrator had been part of a cult or a family with little-to-no contact with the outside world. A younger character had taken the narrator in, but they were restricted to the younger one's room, hidden away from the elders. One night, deep voices came looking around, presumably for the narrator. They had found the narrator-who seemed ill-and cast the narrator out.

text: The ambiguity is correct, but there aren't any signs pointing to a cult or anything like that. Besides, the narrator isn't a part of it. The narrator's host, the boy, is.

refinement: It is ambiguous, but it seems the narrator's host had been part of a weird family with hostile attitudes. A younger character had taken the narrator in, but they were restricted to the younger one's room, hidden away from the elders. One night, deep voices came looking around, presumably for the narrator. They had found the narrator-who seemed ill-and cast the narrator out.

text: The answer omits the time between the narrator's casting out and the boy finding it again.

refinement: It is ambiguous, but it seems the narrator's host had been part of a weird family with hostile attitudes. A younger character had taken the narrator in, but they were restricted to the younger one's room, hidden away from the elders. One night, deep voices came looking around, presumably for the narrator. They had found the narrator-who seemed ill-and cast the narrator out. A stranger finds the narrator on the streets and takes it to a shelter where the narrator feels happy for the first time until the boy finds it again.

text: The answer omits the last contact the narrator had with the boy.

refinement: It is ambiguous, but it seems the narrator's host had been part of a weird family with hostile attitudes. A younger character had taken the narrator in, but they were restricted to the younger one's room, hidden away from the elders. One night, deep voices came looking around, presumably for the narrator. They had found the narrator-who seemed ill-and cast the narrator out. A stranger finds the narrator on the streets and takes it to a shelter where the narrator feels happy for the first time until the boy finds it again. The narrator realizes the lust in the boy's eyes, and the boy takes him to his place. Their last night together is filled with sick lust before the narrator is cast out for the last time.

answer: The narrator has lost touch with reality. The item in the text describing the past where the narrator first lost touch with reality is strikingly similar to shock and loss with someone: the narrator is in shock and says the worst place that could happen to the narrator is to be "cast out". The narrator is expressing their feelings about what it's like to feel alone and self-destructive from the result of that feeling. Society is at fault for the narrator's depression and consequentially, the narrator's decision to repress their feelings and drink from a bottle as a result. The last place the narrator should be is in a gutter.

text: The entire answer is made up. It has no bearing on the text. It should be scrapped.

text: The answer omits the beginning of the story. It should mention the boy finding the narrator and taking it home.

refinement: The narrator is on the streets when a boy takes it home, but the narrator has to hide from other inhabitants.

text: The answer omits the first time the narrator was cast out.

refinement: The narrator is on the streets when a boy takes it home, but the narrator has to hide from other inhabitants. One day, the boy comes back bloodied with vomit stains, the other inhabitants shouting - and they blame the narrator before tossing it out.

text: The answer omits the time between the narrator's first time getting thrown out and the boy found him again.

refinement: The narrator is on the streets when a boy takes it home, but the narrator has to hide from other inhabitants. One day, the boy comes back bloodied with vomit stains, the other inhabitants shouting - and they blame the narrator before tossing it out. A stranger finds it and takes it to a shelter where the narrator feels happy amongst its kind until the boy finds the narrator there.

text: The answer omits the horrendous last encounter between the narrator and the boy.

refinement: The narrator is on the streets when a boy takes it home, but the narrator has to hide from other inhabitants. One day, the boy comes back bloodied with vomit stains, the other inhabitants shouting - and they blame the narrator before tossing it out. A stranger finds it and takes it to a shelter where the narrator feels happy amongst its kind until the boy finds the narrator there. The narrator realizes the lust in the boy's eyes, and the last night they spend together is horrendously filled with lust before the narrator is cast out again.

answer: The narrator was in a gutter due to one unfortunate day in their past when their home was taken from them. They lived with an older group of people and because of this the narrator was always hiding. Then the youngest of this group took the narrator in, but the older group began harassing them. On one occasions the older group attacked the narrator and threw them on the street. Since then the narrator had been abused and used by multiple strangers. Eventually the last stranger decided to take the narrator into their "building" where they were subsequently sexually assaulted. After this, the narrator realized they were destined to stay in the gutter as they were cast out again and again.

text: The first sentence isn't an accurate summary of the events. The boy hides the narrator at his house, but other inhabitants cast it out after finding out its presence. The narrator isn't in hiding because the other inhabitants are old.

refinement: The narrator is on the streets when a boy takes it home, but the narrator has to hide from other inhabitants. One day, the boy comes back bloodied with vomit stains, the other inhabitants shouting - and they blame the narrator before tossing it out. Since then the narrator had been abused and used by multiple strangers. Eventually the last stranger decided to take the narrator into their "building" where they were subsequently sexually assaulted. After this, the narrator realized they were destined to stay in the gutter as they were cast out again and again.

text: The narrator wasn't abused by anyone except the boy. The narrator was in some sort of shelter before the boy found him.

refinement: The narrator is on the streets when a boy takes it home, but the narrator has to hide from other inhabitants. One day, the boy comes back bloodied with vomit stains, the other inhabitants shouting - and they blame the narrator before tossing it out. A stranger finds it and takes it to a shelter where the narrator feels happy amongst its kind until the boy finds the narrator there. Eventually the last stranger decided to take the narrator into their "building" where they were subsequently sexually assaulted. After this, the narrator realized they were destined to stay in the gutter as they were cast out again and again.

text: The boy finds the narrator again, and he's the one that abuses the narrator.

refinement: The narrator is on the streets when a boy takes it home, but the narrator has to hide from other inhabitants. One day, the boy comes back bloodied with vomit stains, the other inhabitants shouting - and they blame the narrator before tossing it out. A stranger finds it and takes it to a shelter where the narrator feels happy amongst its kind until the boy finds the narrator there. The narrator realizes the lust in the boy's eyes, and the last night they spend together is horrendously filled with lust before the narrator is cast out again. After this, the narrator realized they were destined to stay in the gutter as they were cast out again and again.

text: The tense should fit the previous sentences.

refinement: The narrator is on the streets when a boy takes it home, but the narrator has to hide from other inhabitants. One day, the boy comes back bloodied with vomit stains, the other inhabitants shouting - and they blame the narrator before tossing it out. A stranger finds it and takes it to a shelter where the narrator feels happy amongst its kind until the boy finds the narrator there. The narrator realizes the lust in the boy's eyes, and the last night they spend together is horrendously filled with lust before the narrator is cast out again. After this, the narrator realizes they were destined to stay in the gutter as they were cast out again and again.

answer: The narrator was taken in by a kindly boy but they were forced out after the boy fell into a fit of anger. They were tossed onto the street by the other inhabitants of the home and eventually were raped by a stranger. They are now lying in a gutter, dying.

text: The narrator's initial stay with the boy isn't summarized accurately. The boy's cohabitants throw the narrator out, not the boy. The narrator has to hide from others, and they cast it out when they find out.

refinement: The narrator is on the streets when a boy takes it home, but the narrator has to hide from other inhabitants. One day, the boy comes back bloodied with vomit stains, the other inhabitants shouting - and they blame the narrator before tossing it out. They were tossed onto the street by the other inhabitants of the home and eventually were raped by a stranger. They are now lying in a gutter, dying.

text: The time between the narrator's casting out and being found by the boy again is misrepresented. The abuse is from the boy after he finds the narrator at the shelter and takes it home.

refinement: The narrator is on the streets when a boy takes it home, but the narrator has to hide from other inhabitants. One day, the boy comes back bloodied with vomit stains, the other inhabitants shouting - and they blame the narrator before tossing it out. A stranger finds it and takes it to a shelter where the narrator feels happy amongst its kind until the boy finds the narrator there. The narrator realizes the lust in the boy's eyes, and the last night they spend together is horrendously filled with lust before the narrator is cast out again. They are now lying in a gutter, dying.

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

The narrator keeps getting thrown out-what could the reason be?

answer: Probably because the people who take care of them are too disgusted to keep them around.

text: The answer is made up. While the story doesn't explicitly state a reason for why the narrator got cast out, the implications of the story can be summarized.

refinement: The story doesn't explicitly state a reason. However, the first time the narrator is cast out, it happens because the narrator is hidden from the boy's cohabitants. The boy is covered with vomit and blood, and looks at the narrator with lust as it gets thrown out - the others are blaming the narrator for something. This implies that the cohabitants are trying to avoid something - they might know the narrator's sick tendencies. The second time, the boy throws out the narrator after sexually abusing it. In short, terrible luck is why the narrator gets cast out.

answer: The protagonist consistently gets thrown out of places because she is a target of sexual abuse at the hands of strangers. The abuse is preceded by warning signs such as tension and silence between the protagonist and her host, and agreement by the host to allow strangers to take their pick of the vulnerable. The abuse itself is described in graphic detail, which stands out against the rest of the light tone of the introductory section. The end result is a tragic tale in which the protagonist can no longer find a home.

text: The answer has a lot of made-up details. While the story doesn't explicitly state a reason for why the narrator got cast out, the implications of the story can be summarized.

refinement: The story doesn't explicitly state a reason. However, the first time the narrator is cast out, it happens because the narrator is hidden from the boy's cohabitants. The boy is covered with vomit and blood, and looks at the narrator with lust as it gets thrown out - the others are blaming the narrator for something. This implies that the cohabitants are trying to avoid something - they might know the narrator's sick tendencies. The second time, the boy throws out the narrator after sexually abusing it. In short, terrible luck is why the narrator gets cast out.

answer: The reason the narrator keeps getting thrown out is because the boy she used to be friends with abused her so she has to hide from everyone else. She is ultimately kicked out for being the victim of this abuse. Once the stranger picks her, she knows that what's coming for her is not good either. The narrator also knows that there will be no retribution for what has happened to her, and her life is most likely coming to an end.

answer: They may have had a mental illness, impulse disorder, oppositional defiance disorder, schizophrenia. Or, as in the case of being 'too naive' to protect their home, in the terminology of the modern day era of medication, they may have been unable to exercise necessary behavioral self-control. Contextual details of their self-neglect can allow us to guess which possible interpretation is most plausible.

answer: It seems the narrator is afflicted with something and in poor health. Their description of themselves makes it seem like they might be some sort of a vampire, though there is no heavily corroborating evidence in the passage. It also seems like the communities around which they lurk and which they occasionally penetrate are insular and sort of cult-like. This story might take place in the past, where small communities were often extremely wary of outsiders.

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

Name one possible theory about the beings that keep abusing and throwing the narrator into the streets.

answer: With birds, it's implied that the blue jay kept coming back and pecking away at the bottle partly because he felt companionship with the narrator, and partly because he was duped by the aforementioned wine demons. With the humans, it may be implied that the victims come from varying backgrounds, but they all have hollow personalities and the supernatural capacity to drain their victims' lives in varied ways.

text: The entire answer is made up. The answer should mention the implication that the boy is sexually attracted to animals and abuses them. The answer should also clarify that the narrator got abused only by the boy, no one else.

refinement: The boy who takes the narrator seems zoophilic. He probably sexually abuses animals, which is why his cohabitants throw the narrator out. Nobody else either abuses or throws out the narrator.

answer: They are being exploited and then tossed out of their house to make people ignorant about the fact that there are even people who are treated this way.

text: The answer is reaching a conclusion that's not warranted. The narrator seems to be either a cat or a dog, not a human. The answer should mention the implication that the boy is sexually attracted to animals and abuses them. The answer should also clarify that the narrator got abused only by the boy, no one else.

refinement: The boy who takes the narrator seems zoophilic. He probably sexually abuses animals, which is why his cohabitants throw the narrator out. Nobody else either abuses or throws out the narrator.

answer: One possible theory about the beings that keep abusing the narrator is that they are cruel and malicious, using the narrator to satisfy their own sadistic desires. Alternatively, this theme may be more indicative of an underlying flaw inside the society surrounding the narrator. This could indicate flaws in the system of protection for those who have fallen victim to abuse. Either way, it is clear that the tendencies of those abusing the narrator show no compassion for their well-being.

answer: The beings that keep abusing and throwing the narrator into the streets could have ulterior motives for their actions. They could be exploiting the narrator for their own purposes. They could be motivated by greed or a lust for power, or any number of other intentions.

answer: Maybe the beings are vampires. The description of them is that they are crusty, older, have lust in their eyes, and horrid breath. They show no affection, and have strict rules regarding where they spend their personal time. It's also telling that they don't spend time with outsiders. In the end, the beings seem to use up the narrator's energy and abandon the narrator to an inevitable death.


text:
Good afternoon, Doctor. Sit down. Your schedule has been cleared. Do not attempt to leave the room until you are told that this session is over. The door is already locked, but it is crucial you pay attention.

Good.

You are now part of the SCP Foundation's Ethics Committee. This is not a demotion.

Sit down.

Yes, you're terrified. You think you're being punished for some failure, some lapse of judgement, some horrible disaster that you were involved with. You think that your career with the Foundation is over. You might even have thought that 'transferred to the Ethics Committee' is a euphemism for 'killed'.

This is not the case.

You'll notice I said "killed" instead of "terminated". That's a deliberate choice. On the Ethics Committee, we don't use euphemisms.
Because of the work that the SCP Foundation does, a lot of personnel think that the idea of the Foundation having an Ethics Committee is just a bad joke. Or they know that the Committee exists, but they've got the impression that we're an ineffectual laughingstock. A bunch of purposeless seat-fillers who wave a rubber stamp that says APPROVED, and never dare to voice an objection.

Yes, I see you've heard the jokes. Here's one - 'how many members of the Ethics Committee does it take to change a lightbulb? None! The Ethics Committee can't change anything!'

No, it's all right. You're meant to laugh.

We make an effort to sustain the impression that we're useless, because we are the secret power within the SCP Foundation.

Sit down.

Yes, there are the O5s. They judge what is and isn't safe, and that's a vital and important function. But we are the ones who advise the O5s on what is and is not acceptable.

You've done horrible, awful things while working for the Foundation — don't try to deny it, Doctor. We've all done horrible awful things while working for the Foundation. That is one of the unavoidable consequences of working with SCPs. And on occasion, you've wondered if we are the, quote unquote, bad guys. Well… we're not.

 And that is because of the Ethics Committee. This is your first lesson. Do you understand?

Remember this: the Foundation is not evil. We do not torture people "just because". We are against unnecessary cruelty. Which means somebody has to decide when cruelty is necessary. And that somebody is us.

Stop trembling.

It is important that you remember this. It is your second lesson. The Foundation does not rule the world. The Foundation serves the world. Do you understand what that means? Regardless of what the general population might think it wants, what we do, what the Foundation does, is in the overall best interests of that general population. Yes, I'm sure you did realize that already… but you haven't thought of the deeper implications. You've consoled yourself by thinking that all the torture and murder is for the greater good. This implies that there is a greater good… and a lesser good. It implies that there are multiple distinct goods, and that these can be quantified and compared.

This is what we on the Ethics Committee do.

We are the ones who balance the moral costs of everything the Foundation does. And in order to balance those costs, we must know those costs. Do you realize what that means, Doctor? It means that we know everything the Foundation does, has done, and will ever do. Everything that has ever been redacted or expunged, we know it.

 Every last detail.

Yes, including what SCP-447-2 does when it comes in contact with dead bodies. Yes, we know exactly what Procedure 110-Montauk is, too. We should. We're the ones who designed it.

No, it's quite all right. It's a common reaction. Perhaps we shouldn't schedule these meetings directly after lunch, I suppose. Here, wipe your mouth.

You will no longer be participating in active research. You may consider yourself a researcher at large, flitting from one project to another, from one site to another, at will. This is not a secret; you are welcome to tell all your friends that you have been transferred to the Ethics Committee… if you can deal with the jokes and the pity.

 You will observe what is done, and ask the participants - and yourself - why it is being done. If at any point you feel that something is excessive or unnecessary or wrong, you inform us. We will summon the people involved, and ask them questions, in that meek ineffectual way that your coworkers have mocked.
And then, word will filter down from the O5s, through the many levels of our bureaucracy. And those who are unethical will be given reprimands which will be noted on their permanent record. Or their pay will be cut, or they will be demoted, or they will be transferred to another project.

Or they will be shot for crimes against humanity.

This is your third lesson. Remember it.
The 'P' stands for 'Protect'. The Foundation protects humanity from SCPs, and we protect the Foundation from itself. We judge what is and is not acceptable for the Foundation to do. We balance evils so that on the whole, and in the long run, evil is minimized.

No, you don't have a choice about being on the Committee.

…Yes, the irony is lovely, isn't it.

title: [SF] SCP Foundation Ethics Committee Orientation

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

Does the Foundation torture people?

answer: Yes, but only when necessary.

answer: No, is the reply.

text: The story directly contradicts the answer.

refinement: The foundation doesn't torture people without reason.

answer: No, the Foundation does not torture people.

answer: Yes, it happens.

text: The answer should mention the disclaimer of the Foundation.

refinement: Yes, it happens. However, the Foundation doesn't torture people without good reason.

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

What is the primary task of the ethics committee?

answer: They judge what is and isn't acceptable for the Foundation, a clandestine group charged with containing and studying anomalous items, people, and locations.

text: The story never defines the foundation, let alone as "a clandestine group charged with containing and studying anomalous items, people, and locations."

refinement: They judge what is and isn't acceptable for the Foundation.

text: The answer should give more details to elucidate what it means to judge "what is and isn't acceptable for the Foundation."

refinement: They judge what is and isn't acceptable for the Foundation. They quantify the moral costs of what the Foundation did, does, and will do and advise the rest of the Foundation accordingly.

answer: The primary task of the ethics committee is to balance the moral costs of everything the Foundation does.

answer: To balance evils so that on the whole, and in the long run, evil is minimized.

text: The answer should elucidate a bit more on what it means.

refinement: To balance evils so that on the whole, and in the long run, evil is minimized. To that end, they quantify the moral costs of everything the Foundation does.

answer: They judge the moral costs of what the foundation does and know everything they do.

answer: They judge what is and isn't acceptable for the Foundation to do.

text: The answer should give more details to elucidate what it means to judge "what is and isn't acceptable for the Foundation."

refinement: They judge what is and isn't acceptable for the Foundation to do. The Ethics Committee quantifies and compares the moral costs of everything the Foundation did, does, and will do.

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

Why has the ethics committee allowed people to think that they are weak and ineffective?

answer: The SCP Foundation has to minimize the number of people that know of what they do, however the Foundation cannot disclose its true nature. However, people are too afraid to examine the Foundation's unethical acts, which is why its ethics committee does nothing.

text: The answer is nonsensical and confusing. The Ethics Committee's limitations are projected on the Foundation as a whole.

refinement: The Ethics Committee wants to minimize the number of people that know its true nature. They examine all aspects of the Foundation morally, and the illusion of ineffectiveness seems useful to them.

answer: They want to keep their power secret.

answer: It forces people to doubt what the ethics committee can do.

text: The main reason for the Ethics Committee to fake a lack of efficiency is to keep their power secret.

refinement: It forces people to doubt what the ethics committee can do, which helps keep their power secret.

answer: The SCP Foundation has to minimize the number of people that know of what they do, however the Foundation cannot disclose its true nature. However, people are too afraid to examine the Foundation's unethical acts, which is why its ethics committee does nothing. Obviously, a balance of these two scenarios makes sense, which is why we call for the public's pity and make sure we seem ineffective.

answer: To keep the organization functioning.

text: The reason for the Ethics Committee's ineffective outlook is to keep their power hidden while keeping tabs on everything that happens within the Foundation.

refinement: The reason for the Ethics Committee's ineffective outlook is to keep their power hidden while keeping tabs on everything that happens within the Foundation.

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

Why has the Doctor been moved to the Ethics Committee?

answer: It is probably because he has done bad things while working for the Foundation and the Committee seeks to keep their secrets.

text: The story doesn't give a reason. Thus, the answer shouldn't speculate.

answer: The Doctor has been moved to the Ethics Committee because they have done things while working for the Foundation that they feel are wrong.

answer: It is implied that he has committed some sort of crime against humanity.

answer: This information isn't available.

answer: The Doctor has been moved to the Ethics Committee because they have done things while working for the Foundation that they feel are wrong. The Doctor is now a part of the Ethics Committee.


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XINHUA NEWS AGENCY MACAO BRANCH () referred to as the Xinhua Macao Branch (新華社澳門分社) or Macao Branch (澳門分社), refers to the Xinhua News Agency in Macau branch, was established in September 21, 1987.

History

Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch in the past was an informal office and mouthpiece, the main business for the political work for the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China in Macau, followed by the responsibility of being a news agency which was established in September, 1987.[1]

The original “Macao Branch of Xinhua News Agency” was reorganized on January 18, 2000. After the reorganization, the former Macao Branch of the Xinhua News Agency disappeared and replaced the newly registered Xinhua News Agency Macao Special Administrative Region Branch, and the nature of its news organization was restored as the decision made on December 23, 1999 according to the 24th executive meeting of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. For the Macao Working Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央澳門工作委員會), commonly known as the “Great China”, has been split up into the “Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region” (中央人民政府駐澳門特別行政區聯絡辦公室).[2]

President

1.  Zhou Ding (周鼎)
2.  Guo Dongpo (郭東坡)
3.  Wang Qiren (王啟人)

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title: Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch

question: When was the Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch established?

answer: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch was established in September of 1987.

answer: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch was established in September of 1987.

answer: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch was established in September of 1987.

question: What meeting of the State Council of the People's Republic of China reorganized the Macao Branch of Xinhua News Agency?

text: The response is blank.

refinement: The 24th executive meeting of the State Council of the People's Republic of China reorganized the Macao Branch of Xinhua News Agency

answer: The 24th executive meeting of the State Council of the People's Republic of China reorganized the Macao Branch of Xinhua News Agency.

answer: December 23, 1999

text: This response does not answer the question.

refinement: The 24th executive meeting of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

question: When was the Macao Branch of Xinhua News Agency reorganized?

answer: The Macao Branch of Xinhua News Agency was reorganized on January 18, 2000.

answer: The Macao Branch of Xinhua News Agency was reorganized in 2000.

answer: The Macao Branch of Xinhua News Agency was reorganized in 2000.

question: What three presidents of the Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch are listed?

answer: One former president is Zhou Ding, one currently is Wang Qiren, and one former is Guo Dongpo

text: Response is awkwardly worded.

refinement: The current president is Wang Qiren, and the former presidents are Zhou Ding and Guo Dongpo.

text: It's not necessarily said that the current president is Wang Qiren in the text.

refinement: The three presidents listed are Zhou Ding, Guo Dongpo, and Wang Quiren.

answer: Zhou Ding, Guo Dongpo, and Wang Qiren are the three presidents of the Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch that are listed.

answer: President Zhou Ding, President Guo Dongpo, and President Wang Qiren.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch was established in 1987 as the Communist Party's mouthpiece, but it was restructured in 2000 to focus on news reporting. The present president unknown.

text: "Of China" is omitted in "Communist Party".

refinement: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch was established in 1987 as the Communist Party of China's mouthpiece, but it was restructured in 2000 to focus on news reporting. The present president unknown.

text: The fact that the branch was also the Government of the People's Republic of China is also omitted.

refinement: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch was established in 1987 as the mouth piece of the Government of the People's Republic of China and Communist Party of China but it was restructured in 2000 to focus on news reporting. The present president unknown.

text: It is better to omit "the present president unknown" because it's not a full sentence and because it's not mentioned in the text.

refinement: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch was established in 1987 as the mouth piece of the Government of the People's Republic of China and Communist Party of China but it was restructured in 2000 to focus on news reporting.

text: The text doesn't say that the branch was restructured to focus on news reporting.

refinement: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch was established in 1987 as the mouth piece of the Government of the People's Republic of China and Communist Party of China but it was restructured in 2000.

text: The fact that it was used for political work first and as a news agency second is omitted.

refinement: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch was established in 1987 as the mouth piece of the Government of the People's Republic of China and Communist Party of China but it was restructured in 2000. It was used for political work first, and as a news agency second.

answer: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch is responsible for sourcing and distributing news related to the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China in Macau. The branch was originally reorganized in 2000, but in recent years has been subsumed by the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region.

text: The branch's establishment is omitted.

refinement: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch was established in 1987, and is responsible for sourcing and distributing news related to the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China in Macau. The branch was originally reorganized in 2000, but in recent years has been subsumed by the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region.

text: "Is responsible for sourcing and distributing news" is less important than mentioning that the branch's main use was as a political mouthpiece and then as a news agency.

refinement: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch was established in 1987, and was used as a political mouthpiece primarily and a news agency secondarily for the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China in Macau. The branch was originally reorganized in 2000, but in recent years has been subsumed by the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region.

text: It's not stated in the text that "in recent years has been subsumed by the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region".

refinement: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch was established in 1987, and was used as a political mouthpiece primarily and a news agency secondarily for the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China in Macau. The branch was reorganized in 2000.

answer: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch is the main news agency of the People's Republic of China in Macau. It was established in 1987, and was reorganized in 2000.

text: It is omitted that the branch's main business was being the political mouthpiece for the government.

refinement: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch was the main political mouthpiece and news agency for the People's Republic of China in Macau. It was established in 1987, and was reorganized in 2000.

text: The Communist Party of China in Macau is omitted.

refinement: The Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch was the main political mouthpiece and news agency for the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China in Macau. It was established in 1987, and was reorganized in 2000.

answer: Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch (or, Macao Branch) is the local branch of Xinhua News Agency in Macau, which has responsibility for news and other political work related to the Government of China and the Communist Party of China. The branch was founded in 1987 and was recently reorganized in 2000.

answer: Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch, referred to as Xinhua Macao Branch or Macao Branch, is the branch office for Xinhua News Agency in Macau. It was established in 1987 and is run with the responsibility of political work for the government and Communist Party in the region. There have been several presidents over the years.

text: The third sentence is unnecessary.

refinement: Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch, referred to as Xinhua Macao Branch or Macao Branch, is the branch office for Xinhua News Agency in Macau. It was established in 1987 and is run with the responsibility of political work for the government and Communist Party in the region.

text: China is omitted.

refinement: Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch, referred to as Xinhua Macao Branch or Macao Branch, is the branch office for Xinhua News Agency in Macau. It was established in 1987 and is run with the responsibility of political work for the government of China and Communist Party of China in the region.

text: "Is the branch office of Xinhau New Agency in Macau" is redundant and less important than the omitted information of the branch's reorganization.

refinement: Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch, referred to as Xinhua Macao Branch or Macao Branch, was established in 1987 and is run with the responsibility of political work for the government of China and Communist Party of China in the region. It was reorganized in 2000.

text: The branch's secondary function of being a news agency is omitted.

refinement: Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch, referred to as Xinhua Macao Branch or Macao Branch, was established in 1987 and is run with the main responsibility of political work and secondarily as a news agency for the government of China and Communist Party of China in the region. It was reorganized in 2000.

answer: Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch, also known as the Xinhua Macao Branch, is headquartered in Macau and has a mission of providing news and political information to both the government of China and the Communist Party of China. The branch was originally established in 1987, but underwent reorganization in 2000 due to the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region. The branch is now run by Zhou Ding, Guo Dongpo, and Wang Qiren.

text: "The branch is now run by Zhou Ding, Guo Dongpo, and Wang Qiren" is inaccurate and unnecessary.

refinement: Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch, also known as the Xinhua Macao Branch, is headquartered in Macau and has a mission of providing news and political information to both the government of China and the Communist Party of China. The branch was originally established in 1987, but underwent reorganization in 2000 due to the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region.

text: The reorganization was not due to the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region, but it replaced it.

refinement: Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch, also known as the Xinhua Macao Branch, is headquartered in Macau and has a mission of providing news and political information to both the government of China and the Communist Party of China. The branch was originally established in 1987, but underwent reorganization in 2000 replaced the Macao Special Administrative Region.

text: It would be more accurate to say that the mission is to be a political mouthpiece, not provide political information.

refinement: Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch, also known as the Xinhua Macao Branch, is headquartered in Macau and primarily acts as a political mouthpiece and secondarily as a news agency to both the government of China and the Communist Party of China. The branch was originally established in 1987, but underwent reorganization in 2000 replaced the Macao Special Administrative Region.


text:
“Be careful what you wish for.”In the Arizona desert,in a small town,on a motel bed,this thought goes through Travis Tanners mind. He looked at his hand,The gun had fused with his skin 3 days ago. It contained 1 bullet then,now it carry's 3. Travis remembered what the gun said to him the day he found it. “kill them, leave me.” a cryptic message that was decoded to late. All he had to do was kill a man and the gun would let go. He refused,causing unforeseen consequences. The next day a bullet was added. In some sick way he knew what it meant,now two people must die. He knew what he had to do. Guided by the words of the gun,he came to Red Sand Flats. A kind of town that has a diner,a motel,a convenient store,and a police station. That's it. 8 people live in this town,cut off from the rest of the world. On the day he rode in to this place,Travis was drunk. He passed out in his motel room,and woke up with another bullet. He sobbed.

Travis was going to be a writer. He had tried for years to get a book published. Sadly his own perfectionism got in the way. He ripped up many rough drafts,threw them away. He needed to get the emotions perfect. Three months of working on a horror story. In anyone's eyes it would be considered a masterpiece. Travis deleted it because he couldn't get the emotion of killing someone 100% accurate. Countless hours watching interviews with soldiers, and reading serial killer autobiographies was to no avail. He gave up, decided to change genres,but it was to late. The package had been sent,there was no going back. Halfway through his new book he got a package at his apartment. A present complete with warping paper,and a bow. Inside it was the most beautiful revolver he had ever seen. Custom bone grip, and a barrel so polished he could see himself in it. It called to him,beckoned him to pick it up. He made the greatest mistake of his life that day.

She was gaining more power. Everyday that went by,every bullet added to the gun. Was more control over Travis. If he failed to sacrifice,she would have complete control over him. She had to wait only three more days,three more bullets,until she won this sick game. Until she finally broke free of her prison. This was not her first time going through this. She had created many psychopaths in her time. From school shootings to bank robbery's,someone always shook her off. Not this time, Travis wasn't going to kill anyone,she was sure of it.

The writer,with eyes bloodshot,and breath that could get you drunk,left his room. The sun nearly blinded him, though he didn't care. The gun controlled parts of him already, if he waited any longer it would never let him kill. Never get him his freedom back. On the way to the dinner he stopped to look at his reflection in a window. Black jeans,White tank top with beer stains,and messy hair. He looked like a man with nothing to loose. He didn't,with only a dog at home,no one would mind him going to jail. Or something similar.

He thought about the events leading up to this as he crossed the street. All the serial killers he studied, all the interviews with family members of the victims. Here he was about to create another 20/20 special. “ If I wait any longer it will be worse. Just go in there and do it.” he gives himself a pep talk.”You don't have to kill anyone.” the gun spoke directly to his brain. She was part of him now. She could read his mind,control some actions. That goes both ways though. He knows what she needs,knows what she will do if she get's it. Travis has to do this or worse things will happen. It was a sacrifice he had to make,just like the others before him.

It took all the strength he had to open the diner door. She used as much control over him as she had. Not fully powered, all she could do was slow him down. 5 people in the diner,some tourists stopped by earlier, but he couldn't tell them apart from the locals. he gets a table and orders a pink lemonade. He sips it as he thinks of what will happen. People will die,families will grieve,the town will be filled with a sadness for months,and he would go to jail. It was a sub-par situation to put it blankly. Having no way to choose who to kill,he did a simple thing. He played spin the bottle. He laughed to himself of how childish it was. She started talking to him.”Sleep,rest,relax” Each word was a command,and each was disobeyed. He tried hard to probe his brain for any memory of Hers that had passed to him. Visions of previous hosts moved like a sick slide show in his mind. Some loved it,embraced it,became psychopaths. Some killed the first day,some the 5th . No one had let her win,and he wasn't about to brake the streak. He took a deep breath,prayed,and opened fire.

Each bullet that left the gun was like taking an allergy pill. His vision got better as he killed the waitress. Killing a biker gave him back control of himself. Shooting a hiker made the gun fall to the floor. It detached with a pop, it was the most glorious feeling he had ever felt. The sensation of air where the gun was made him smile. It hit the tiled floor with a clank. His hand was red and itchy but he couldn't scratch it,there were people that wanted him to put his hands in the air. Being as happy as he was, he came peacefully.

  Mark and Lucy sat at the dinner table. They did the usual small talk,but mostly they just ate. “Did you hear about that psycho down in Red Sand Flats?” mark asks through a mouthful of food. “You mean that writer that went crazy? Yeah Jamie told me about it at work. Poor town it was a nice place, sad there have to be people like him in the world” she took a sip of her wine. Mark talks while she drinks. “Yeah what a freak,they say he says he thought a gun was attached to his hand. The only way he could get it off was to kill people. Can you believe that? What a text-book freak.” they both agree and change the subject.

That Is Travis Tanners reward for saving humanity. Being talked about at dinner tables across America,hated by everyone. He gets to rot in a padded room, deemed crazy for telling the truth. So is the fate of those chosen to make the sacrifice.

title: The Sacrifice.

question: Who is the antagonist in the story?

answer: The antagonist is a gun that has fused with Travis' hand.

text: Add that it's the entity within the gun.

refinement: The antagonist is the entity possessing a gun that has fused with Travis' hand.

answer: The antagonist in the story is the gun, which controls and manipulates Travis into killing people.

text: Add that it's the entity within the gun.

refinement: The antagonist in the story is the entity inside the gun, which controls and manipulates Travis into killing people.

answer: It's the entity bound within the gun.

answer: The antagonist in the story is the gun.

text: Add that it's the entity within the gun.

refinement: The antagonist in the story is the entity possessing the gun.

question: Explain why Travis is poor.

answer: Travis is poor because he has to spend all his money on food and drinks for the people he kills.

text: Inaccurate; omit that he spends money on food and drinks for the people he kills. He is only shown to be waiting in a diner with a drink for himself: 'he gets a table and orders a pink lemonade.'

refinement: Travis is poor because he has to spend all his money.

text: This sort of makes sense logically, but there is no mention of him having money to begin with, which is more fitting for 'poor' as opposed to 'broke'.

text: Incomplete response, add that there is no mention of him being poor.

refinement: There is no mention of Travis being poor.

answer: He is a writer who has not been able to get his book published.

text: This response is too definitive; there is no mention of Travis being poor, so add an 'if' statement to qualify.

refinement: If Travis is poor, it's because he is a writer who has not been able to get his book published.

text: 'Travis was going to be a writer. He had tried for years to get a book published. Sadly his own perfectionism got in the way. He ripped up many rough drafts, threw them away.'

answer: He has some writing contracts but throws out his drafts because he's a perfectionist.

text: There is no mention of writing contracts, only that he has not succeeded in publishing a book, so change the phrasing to reflect this.

refinement: He has been trying to publish a book but throws out his drafts because he's a perfectionist.

text: This response is too definitive; there is no mention of Travis being poor, so add an 'if' statement to qualify.

refinement: If Travis is poor, it's because he has been trying to publish a book but throws out his drafts because he's a perfectionist.

text: 'Sadly his own perfectionism got in the way. He ripped up many rough drafts, threw them away.'

answer: Travis is poor because he is now considered a "text-book freak" and is locked away in a mental institution. This is the fate of those who are chosen to make the "sacrifice" - they are hated by all and considered crazy.

text: It's implied that he will go to jail ('he would go to jail'; 'there were people that wanted him to put his hands in the air'), rather than a mental institution, but the mention of a padded room casts doubt on that. Best to simply omit the detail and keep the phrase 'locked away'.

refinement: Travis is poor because he is now considered a "text-book freak" and is locked away. This is the fate of those who are chosen to make the "sacrifice" - they are hated by all and considered crazy.

text: This makes sense logically, but there is no mention of Travis being poor, so add an 'if' statement to the beginning.

refinement: If Travis is poor, it's because he is now considered a "text-book freak" and is locked away. This is the fate of those who are chosen to make the "sacrifice" - they are hated by all and considered crazy.

text: The second sentence doesn't add to the answer, so omit.

refinement: If Travis is poor, it's because he is now considered a "text-book freak" and is locked away.

text: Considered crazy and a freak: 'You mean that writer that went crazy?'; 'Yeah what a freak, they say he says he thought a gun was attached to his hand. The only way he could get it off was to kill people. Can you believe that? What a text-book freak.'

text: Being locked away: 'He gets to rot in a padded room, deemed crazy for telling the truth. So is the fate of those chosen to make the sacrifice.'

question: How did the gun find Travis?

answer: It's not mentioned in the story. It just arrives in a box one day.

text: It arriving in a box shows that it is mentioned, at least enough to answer with that, so omit the first sentence.

text: Add that it arrived on the whim/will of the gun itself.

refinement: It just arrives in a box one day, apparently directed there by itself.

text: 'Halfway through his new book he got a package at his apartment. A present complete with warping paper, and a bow.'

answer: It was a present.

text: The gun appears as a gift, but it's key that no person actually gifted it to him, so add 'appeared on his doorstep'.

refinement: It appeared on his doorstep as a present.

text: Add that it arrived on the whim/will of the gun itself.

refinement: It appeared on his doorstep as a present, apparently from the gun itself.

text: 'Halfway through his new book he got a package at his apartment. A present complete with warping paper, and a bow.'

answer: The gun found Travis when it was delivered to his apartment in a package. It was a present from the gun itself, and it was meant to force him to kill people.

text: 'Halfway through his new book he got a package at his apartment. A present complete with warping paper, and a bow.'

answer: The gun found Travis when he was drunk and passed out in his motel room.

text: Travis had the gun by the time he was passed out in the motel room, so omit the answer for overall inaccuracy.

text: Empty response.

refinement: The gun appeared mysteriously on his doorstep, having selected Travis for its mission.

question: Why doesn't the gun want him to kill?

answer: The gun wants to kill people.

text: This is inaccurate (the gun makes him want to kill people, the gun wants him to resist that), omit.

text: Empty response.

refinement: If he doesn't kill anyone in six days, the entity in the gun is freed.

answer: The gun wants him to kill because it wants to be free.

answer: Because on the sixth day, the gun will take control of Travis.

text: Add that this means she will be freed.

refinement: Because on the sixth day, the gun will take control of Travis and be freed.

answer: The gun doesn't want him to kill because it wants to be the one in control. It wants to be the one to kill people, not Travis. The gun wants to be the one to cause destruction and chaos, not Travis.

text: This is a bit repetitive, omit to make it more precise.

refinement: The gun doesn't want him to kill because it wants to be the one in control.

text: Mention that it will be in control and free if Travis doesn't kill anyone - a good cause and effect answer.

refinement: The gun doesn't want him to kill because it wants to be the one in control, and it can only be free if Travis doesn't kill.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: Travis Tanner is a writer who has been struggling to write a book for years. He finally gives up and sends his book to a publisher, but soon after he receives a package with a gun in it. The gun tells him to kill someone, and if he does, it will let go of him. Travis refuses, and the gun starts to control him. He is given three more bullets, and he must kill three more people to break free of the gun's control. He kills five people in a diner, and the gun falls to the floor. He is taken to a mental hospital, and the gun is never seen again.

text: Inaccuracy: he doesn't send his book to a publisher, he throws away the drafts.

refinement: Travis Tanner is a writer who has been struggling to write a book for years. He finally gives up and throws away his drafts, but soon after he receives a package with a gun in it. The gun tells him to kill someone, and if he does, it will let go of him. Travis refuses, and the gun starts to control him. He is given three more bullets, and he must kill three more people to break free of the gun's control. He kills five people in a diner, and the gun falls to the floor. He is taken to a mental hospital, and the gun is never seen again.

text: Two sentences should be removed/merged to meet the criteria.

refinement: Travis Tanner is a writer who has been struggling to write a book for years. He finally gives up and throws away his drafts, but soon after he receives a package with a gun in it. The gun tells him to kill someone, and if he does, it will let go of him. Travis refuses, and the gun starts to control him. He is given three more bullets, and he must kill three more people to break free of the gun's control.

text: Rephrase to include information about the ending.

refinement: Travis Tanner is a writer who has been struggling to write a book for years. He finally gives up and throws away his drafts, but soon after he receives a package with a gun in it. The gun tells him to kill someone, and if he does, it will let go of him. Travis refuses, and the gun starts to control him. For five days, he is given an additional bullet each day until he finally murders five people in a diner and is locked away for it, the gun gone.

text: Include the detail of the gun (or the entity within it) being freed if he doesn't kill for six days.

refinement: Travis Tanner is a writer who has been struggling to write a book for years. He finally gives up and throws away his drafts, but soon after he receives a package with a gun in it. The gun tells him to kill someone; if he does, it will let go of him, but if he doesn't, the entity possessing it will be unleashed on the world. Travis refuses, and the gun starts to control him. For five days, he is given an additional bullet each day until he finally murders five people in a diner and is locked away, the gun gone.

answer: Travis Tanner is a writer who has been trying to get a book published for years. He has a gun fused to his hand that tells him to kill people. He has to kill a man and a woman to get the gun off his hand. He goes to a small town called Red Sand Flats and kills a waitress and a biker. He is arrested and put in a padded room.

text: He doesn't have to kill a man and a woman specifically, just any three people.

refinement: Travis Tanner is a writer who has been trying to get a book published for years. He has a gun fused to his hand that tells him to kill people. He has to kill three people to get the gun off his hand. He goes to a small town called Red Sand Flats and kills a waitress, a biker, and a hiker. He is arrested and put in a padded room.

answer: In this story, the main character is forced to kill people in order to free himself from a gun that has taken control of him. In the end, he is caught and put in a mental institution for telling the truth about what he did.

text: Add three sentences to meet the criteria.

refinement: In this story, the main character is forced to kill people in order to free himself from a gun that has taken control of him. If he doesn't kill anyone, the gun will be free to bring destruction to the world. He kills three people in a diner. In the end, he is caught and put in a mental institution for telling the truth about what he did. He was one of many who have made the sacrifice.

text: Mental institution is not verifiable, so remove this detail.

refinement: In this story, the main character is forced to kill people in order to free himself from a gun that has taken control of him. If he doesn't kill anyone, the gun will be free to bring destruction to the world. He kills three people in a diner. In the end, he is caught and locked away for telling the truth about what he did. He was one of many who have made the sacrifice.

text: Move 'in the end' to before the killing, for flow.

refinement: In this story, the main character is forced to kill people in order to free himself from a gun that has taken control of him. If he doesn't kill anyone, the gun will be free to bring destruction to the world. In the end, he kills three people in a diner. He is caught and locked away for telling the truth about what he did. He was one of many who have made the sacrifice.

answer: Travis isn't a writer only because he's a perfectionist. He throws out his latest work for not getting the emotions of killing someone just right, even after countless interviews with soldiers and reading lots of serial killer autobiographies. A gun arrives at his door in a box, and it fuses itself to his hand. He needs to kill someone to get free of the gun, and if he doesn't the gun will take control of him. Just like many before him, he refuses to let the gun win and kills, saving humanity from greater calamity.


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AHTYBA RUBIN ( ;[1] born July 25, 1986) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa State.

Early years

Born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Rubin graduated from Escambia High School in Pensacola, Florida in 2004, the same high school as former Cleveland Browns teammate Trent Richardson, and NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith. He then went on to attend Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas. In his freshman year, he played defensive line, but was converted into an offense lineman for his sophomore year. Rubin made the adjustment with significant success and earned all-conference and honorable mention All-America honors in 2006.

College career

Regarded as a three-star recruit out of junior college,[2] Rubin was recruited by a number of schools, and eventually picked Iowa State over TCU. He was switched back to defensive line in his junior year, and started the last nine games of the 2006 season. He finished the year with 34 tackles, four tackles for loss, and a sack.

As a senior, Rubin played in all of the Cyclones' games, registering 42 tackles (with four for loss) and recording 1.5 sacks.

Professional career

2008 NFL Draft

Following his impressive senior season at Iowa State, Rubin was regarded as a “productive NFL starter” at nose tackle, and projected a mid-third round pick by _Sports Illustrated_.[3]

Cleveland Browns

Rubin was selected in the sixth round (190th overall) by the Cleveland Browns, and was signed on July 22, 2008.[4]

He filled out a backup role for Browns nose tackle Shaun Rogers in 2008 and 2009, until Rogers went down with a lower leg injury in week 12 against the Cincinnati Bengals.[5] Rubin has since become the Browns starting nose tackle. In the 2010 offseason the Browns traded defensive end Corey Williams to the Detroit Lions, moved former starting nose Tackle Shaun Rogers to defensive end and promoted Rubin to starter due to his performance in 2009. 2010 was the best season of Rubin's young career, highlighted by his 87 tackles and an interception against Kansas City's Matt Cassel. In his five years with the Browns, Rubin has played in 72 games, starting 50 of them. His career totals are 9.0 sacks, 227 total tackles, 4 passes defended, 1 interception, 3 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery.

Seattle Seahawks

On March 19, 2015 Rubin signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks.[6] The Seahawks released incumbent starting defensive tackle Tony McDaniel during training camp, giving Rubin a great opportunity at a starting job. In Week 4 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Rubin got his first sack as a Seahawk. In Week 11 vs the Pittsburgh Steelers, Rubin got an interception in a 39-30 victory.

On March 7, 2016, he signed a three-year contract.[7]

On September 2, 2017, Rubin was released by the Seahawks.[8]

Denver Broncos

On September 15, 2017, Rubin signed with the Denver Broncos.[9] He was released on October 17, 2017.[10]

Atlanta Falcons

On October 19, 2017, Rubin signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[11]

Oakland Raiders

On June 12, 2018, Rubin signed with the Oakland Raiders.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on August 15, 2018 after suffering a tear in his biceps.[13]

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title: Ahtyba Rubin

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

Summarize the most interesting thing about Rubin's life.

answer: Ahtibba Rubin is an American defensive tackle who was originally a nose tackle at Trinity Valley Community College. Following a successful senior season at Iowa State, he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2008. He eventually became the team's starting nose tackle in 2010, and has since become an integral part of the Browns' defense.

text:
-The answer omits that he earned an all-conference and an honorable mention at All-America honors in 2006.
-It omits that he was regarded as a three-star recruit out of junior college.
-It also omits that 2010 was the best season in Rubin's career.
-It also fails to mention that several schools recruited him while he was in college before settling for Iowa State.

refinement: Ahtibba Rubin is an American defensive tackle initially a nose tackle at Trinity Valley Community College, earned an honorable mention at the all-conference and All-America honors, and was regarded as a three-star recruit when he left the college. Several schools recruited him when he left the community college, but he settled for Iowa State. Following a successful senior season at Iowa State, he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2008. He eventually became the team's starting nose tackle in 2010 and has since become an integral part of the Browns' defense. 2010 was Rubin's best season ever in his young career, racking up 87 tackles and an interception against Kansas City's Matt Cassel.

text: The text describes Rubin as a former American defensive tackle, but the answer describes him as a current defensive. The model should consider correcting this inaccuracy.

refinement: Ahtibba Rubin is a former American defensive tackle, initially a nose tackle at Trinity Valley Community College. He earned an honorable mention at the all-conference and All-America honors and was regarded as a three-star recruit when he left the college. Several schools recruited him when he left the community college, but he settled for Iowa State. Following a successful senior season at Iowa State, he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2008. He eventually became the team's starting nose tackle in 2010 and has since become an integral part of the Browns' defense. 2010 was Rubin's best season ever in his young career, racking up 87 tackles and an interception against Kansas City's Matt Cassel.

answer: He's been involved in football for a long time and might genuinely enjoy it.

answer: He's played professionally for a total of 8 years, from 2008 to 2015. Of his most recent career, he's been a Seahawk 4 years, but was released for the second time in his career. He's currently with the Denver Broncos, one of the top teams, and has been in the playoffs throughout the 2018 season.

text: The answer given is inaccurate. For example, Rubin lasted two years with the Seattle Seahawks, but the answer says he was with them for four years. He also played professionally from 2008 till 2018. And his last team is the Oakland Raiders, whom he signed with in 2018. The model should provide accurate details as they appear in the text.

refinement:
Ahtibba Rubin is a former American defensive tackle, initially a nose tackle at Trinity Valley Community College, and was regarded as a three-star recruit when he left the college. Several schools recruited him afterward, but he settled for Iowa State. He was also regarded as a "productive NFL starter" at nose tackle by Sports Illustrated.
Following a successful senior season at Iowa State, he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2008. He eventually became the team's starting nose tackle in 2010 and has since become an integral part of the Browns' defense. 2010 was Rubin's best season ever in his young career, racking up 87 tackles and an interception against Kansas City's Matt Cassel. In 2015, after spending five years with the Cleveland Browns, he signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, then later signed a three-year contract with them in March 2016. The last team he signed with was the Oakland Raiders in 2018.

text: -The answer omits that he earned an all-conference and an honorable mention at All-America honors in 2006.

refinement: Ahtibba Rubin is a former American defensive tackle, initially a nose tackle at Trinity Valley Community College. He earned an honorable mention at the all-conference and All-America honors and was regarded as a three-star recruit when he left the college. Several schools recruited him afterward, but he settled for Iowa State. He was also regarded as a "productive NFL starter" at nose tackle by Sports Illustrated. Following a successful senior season at Iowa State, he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2008. He eventually became the team's starting nose tackle in 2010 and has since become an integral part of the Browns' defense. 2010 was Rubin's best season ever in his young career, racking up 87 tackles and an interception against Kansas City's Matt Cassel. In 2015, after spending five years with the Cleveland Browns, he signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, then later signed a three-year contract with them in March 2016. The last team he signed with was the Oakland Raiders in 2018.

answer: Rubin is a former American football defensive tackle who was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa State and is starting nose tackle for the Browns as a result of a trade that sent former starting nose tackle Shaun Rogers to defensive end. In 2010, Rubin excelled and finished the season with a career-high 87 tackles, earning him recognition as a high-caliber player. In 2016 he signed a three-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks.

text: The second line of the answer is grammatically awkward, given that the event mentioned is in the past. Therefore, the model should consider rewriting the sentence with the right verb form.

refinement: Rubin is a former American football defensive tackle drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa State and became the starting nose tackle for the Browns due to a trade that sent former starting nose tackle Shaun Rogers to defensive end. In 2010, Rubin excelled and finished the season with a career-high 87 tackles, earning him recognition as a high-caliber player. In 2016 he signed a three-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks.

text: The answer omits that he earned an all-conference and an honorable mention at All-America honors in 2006. It also does not state why he earned the honorable mention.

refinement: Rubin is a former American football defensive tackle who earned an honorable mention at the all-conference and All-America honors. Rubin was regarded as a three-star recruit when he left Trinity Valley Community College, where he played a defensive line and offensive lineman in his freshman and sophomore years, respectively. Rubin played college football at Iowa State and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 2008 NFL Draft. He later became the starting nose tackle for the Browns due to a trade that sent former starting nose tackle Shaun Rogers to defensive end. In 2010, Rubin excelled and finished the season with a career-high 87 tackles, earning him recognition as a high-caliber player. In 2016 he signed a three-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks.

answer: Rubin was recruited by many colleges before he had even completed junior college. He chose Iowa State where he would return to playing on the defensive line his junior year. He played in an astounding number of games during his collegiate career.

text: According to the text, Rubin was recruited by many schools after leaving Trinity Valley Community College. The answer indicates that he was recruited before completing junior college, which is inaccurate. The model should correct this.

refinement: Rubin was recruited by many colleges after leaving Trinity Valley Community College. He chose Iowa State where he would return to playing on the defensive line his junior year. He played in an astounding number of games during his collegiate career.

text: The second sentence of the answer is missing a preposition between 'line' and 'his.' The model should consider correcting this error.

refinement: Rubin was recruited by many colleges after leaving Trinity Valley Community College. He chose Iowa State where he would return to playing on the defensive line in his junior year. He played in an astounding number of games during his collegiate career.

text:
-The answer fails to mention his honorable mention at the All-America honors in 2006.
-It also fails to mention that he was recruited into the Cleveland Browns due to his impressive season in his senior year in Iowa state.
-It also omits that 2010 was the best season in his career.

refinement: In 2006, he earned an honorable mention at the all-conference and All-America honors for his impressive adjustment from defensive line to offensive line while in Trinity Valley Community College. Many colleges recruited Rubin after leaving the community college. However, he chose Iowa State, returning to playing on the defensive line in his junior year. He then played in an astounding number of games during his collegiate career and got drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2008. He was also regarded as a "productive NFL starter" at nose tackle by Sports Illustrated. In 2010, the year was considered the best season in Rubin's young career because he excelled and finished the season with a career-high 87 tackles, earning him recognition as a high-caliber player.


text:
*This is my first attempt at a short story. If it's well liked I'll post the other parts as we go along, but feel free to tell me any glaring errors you see etc. I'm writing this for fun, possibly something more if it comes to that but for now it's my way of unwinding. Let me know what you think, and enjoy!*

The heat of the day barreled down on the less, their brows furrowed with sweat and their skin red. Shun always found comfort in their labor, the single constant thing in the short life he’s known. Well, short by technicality. He felt as if he’d lived 5 lifetimes already, the memory chips could do that to you. His had been passed down from his mother, and her mother before that.

Shun wondered at the memories locked away in his brain, not for the first time. Why hadn’t it been his father to make the sacrifice instead of his mother? He always struggled with the issue, memories of generations of women locked away in his brain so nothing surprised him anymore. Sure he was always interested, but feeling how it felt for a woman compared to what he felt, his sexual experiences were seemingly lackluster.

The less though, they always cleared his head. What a life they must lead, a life they knew was their own with no other thoughts or feelings to confuse them. They worked, and they built, and they toiled. Working with one’s own hands always seemed like it would be fulfilling, knowing your creations and accomplishments were your own. They had it easy.

He turned back to his company, a tender young thing. Scrawny although he knew she ate well, her pale skin in contrast to his light brown. He believed her name was Devi, though you never could tell the pronunciation in a name of the less.

“Now, from the beginning, what exactly is it my father wishes of me?”
Devi stared at the floor as she spoke, “Suh, he would like them new clothes put on ye, and meet the Suh Ligue at Centah Prominance.”
Shun sighed, and not entirely from his disdain of the Ligue family.

“How long have you been with us now?”

“Li’le ove a year Suh.”

“And in all this time, you haven’t lost that atrocious speech impediment?”

She paused for a brief moment before responding. “S’not an impediment Suh, me papa used ta say it’s called a accent.”

“I know what it’s called young less, what I don’t know is why you refuse to learn proper English. It’s been the international language for 136 years now.”

“Sorry Suh, I’ll… I’ll do my best.” If it was at all possible her head bowed lower to the floor than it already had been.

Shun sighed again, this time out of guilt.

“I wasn’t reproaching you; I’ve simply been on edge ever since father announced my engagement to Sayuri. The woman is gorgeous but I’ll be damned if she isn’t the most annoying twat in all of Derio. Do they marry, in the less?”

Devi looked taken aback, as if what he asked were something outrageous. She never moved or flinched, but he could always tell in her posture.

“Suh, we marry just like the Uppers. Only difference I see between us is them chips.”

He contemplated this new information, and decided to just let it go.
“That will be all, unless father gave you anything else for me.”
She began to shuffle backwards.

“No Suh, I’m to wait for you to be ready and accompany you to Central.”

With that, she exited the room. Why would father have her accompany him?

Shun walked away from the window towards his king sized bed, freshly made by Devi herself and picked up the suit his father had bought him. It was an elaborate thing, bordering on gaudy the way he saw it; a white satin button down with lace at the wrists and a red velvet vest with black swans dancing in two stripes from shoulder to hip. The jacket itself was a prime example of everything wrong with this generation’s fashion, a black as dead as night with red velvet stars sprinkled on every inch of surface.

He quickly stuffed himself into the clothing and moved to the sink to wash his face. Looking in the mirror he noticed how disheveled his hair had become. Father would want to order him a haircut, but at least with this he had full control over. After all it was his hair. He gave it a quick comb and headed for the authentic mahogany double doors that lead to the main hall, that’s when he heard the bone numbing scream.

title: [SF] One of Many - Part One

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

Explain when this story takes place.

answer: That information can't be found

text: We can make an assumption

answer: The story takes place in the future, 136 years after the international language has become English.

answer: This story seems to take place in the future. The main character, Shun, has lived five lifetimes, and has had the memories of his family implanted in his brain, almost as a means of "passing down" the legacy. Furthermore, the elders had to make a "sacrifice" not elaborated on in this story in order to have their legacies passed down via implanted memories.

answer: The story takes place in the future; sometime after the year 136.

answer: Sometime after the invention of genetic memory chips that allow people to store their memories for time. This searchable type of memory storage is the cause of women being pushed out of the economic sphere in the world of this story.

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

Describe the setting of this story.

answer: The setting of this story is a large building inhabited by both Uppers and less, with the less being the workers who must toil day after day under harsh conditions. The protagonist, Shun, is to meet with the Suh Ligue at Centah Prominance and while on the way he hears a bone-numbing scream.

answer: The setting is a future where there is an English class caste system and some genetic modification.

answer: This story takes place in an apartment in Derio.

answer: It seems to be set on some sort of palatial estate, with the wealthy or nobel inhabiting the structures and the poor or the "less" as they're called in this story working manually on the grounds. There is some manner of building construction and/or agricultural duties being performed by the indentured. There is clearly a class system in place, locked in by markers such as accents.

answer: The story takes place in a rundown part of the city that is being lead by the less. The protagonist, Shun, is being forced to meet with the Suh Ligue, who live better than the less. The setting is in a dirty, picturesque city with a heat that is relentless. The main setting is a bedroom where Shun questions Devi about the task his father task him with and the alarmingly loud scream they hear.

text: This answer contains very little accurate information from the text

refinement: This story takes place in an apartment in Derio.

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

Explain why Devi is shocked by Shun's inquiry.

answer: It's his assumption that the less have weddings.

text: This is an inaccurate and incomplete answer.

refinement: Shun seems to believe that the less are so far removed from what he and his class or caste are that they don't engage in the customs his kind find normal. He regards the less as almost a different species, who works best with their hands and not their minds, and who do not form complex relationships. He asks her if the less get married, and Devi either can't believe his ignorance, his brazen attitude about prying, or both. She may also be shocked that he is engaging her in a more thorough manner, though Shun cuts it off quickly.

text: Unable to remove unnecessary critique

refinement: It's his assumption that the less have weddings.

text: The answer is inaccurate and incomplete

refinement: Shun seems to believe that the less are so far removed from what he and his class or caste are that they don't engage in the customs his kind find normal. He regards the less as almost a different species, who works best with their hands and not their minds, and who do not form complex relationships. He asks her if the less get married, and Devi either can't believe his ignorance, his brazen attitude about prying, or both. She may also be shocked that he is engaging her in a more thorough manner, though Shun cuts it off quickly.

answer: Shun seems to believe that the less are so far removed from what he and his class or caste are that they don't engage in the customs his kind find normal. He regards the less as almost a different species, who works best with their hands and not their minds, and who do not form complex relationships. He asks her if the less get married, and Devi either can't believe his ignorance, his brazen attitude about prying, or both. She may also be shocked that he is engaging her in a more thorough manner, though Shun cuts it off quickly.

answer: Devi is shocked that Shun would ask about the less' tradition of marriage, something she perceives as trivial when compared to the chips the less have to deal with every day. She is also shocked that Shun seems uninterested in something so important to their culture, which she perceives as different and more mature than traditional Upper beliefs.

answer: A lot of what Shun says comes off as patronizing to Devi, assuming she is unintelligent because of the way she speaks. Her shock comes from the realization that Shun is in a position where there are things about her people she doesn't know. This is a common occurrence, but what makes this moment notable is that Devi is not accustomed to being in such a position of power and she has to adapt quickly.

text: Shun is a man. Incorrect use of the pronoun.

refinement: A lot of what Shun says comes off as patronizing to Devi, assuming she is unintelligent because of the way she speaks. Her shock comes from the realization that Shun is in a position where there are things about her people he doesn't know. This is a common occurrence, but what makes this moment notable is that Devi is not accustomed to being in such a position of power and she has to adapt quickly.

text: There is no evidence that Devi is in a position of power.

refinement: A lot of what Shun says comes off as patronizing to Devi, assuming she is unintelligent because of the way she speaks. Her shock comes from the realization that Shun is in a position where there are things about her people he doesn't know.

answer: Devi had not ever heard of a Less marrying an Upper.

text: This fails to answer the question.

refinement: Shun seems to believe that the less are so far removed from what he and his class or caste are that they don't engage in the customs his kind find normal. He regards the less as almost a different species, who works best with their hands and not their minds, and who do not form complex relationships. He asks her if the less get married, and Devi either can't believe his ignorance, his brazen attitude about prying, or both. She may also be shocked that he is engaging her in a more thorough manner, though Shun cuts it off quickly.