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( So, this has been an idea I've been running with for a while now. I've been interested in continuing it, but I'd like to know what Reddit thinks. Please just give me some constructive criticism here. I just want to know if it'd be worth investing my time in this idea. Aaaand...enjoy the read! )

      Smoke billowed from the window of a broken-down truck that always sat at the edge of Potts farm. Nobody knew how or when the dusty behemoth of a vehicle ended up where it was. All that was known was that it had been there for years on end, never claimed and never moved. Incapable of any motion, the vehicle was often the place that delinquents and vagabonds aplenty decided to make their little niche in the world. Sitting in the front seat, Matthew Delaney smoked the Marlboro in his lips slowly.  A down-to-earth country boy, Matthew fit the part with a pair of dusty overalls and a tank top worn underneath. Scrawny to the letter and hiding his eyes behind a tangled mess of sweat-laced hair, he wasn't exactly the most attractive or noteworthy of people in the small farming colony of Plethora. A glance over brought attention to the old rifle he had stolen from his father's case. A Winchester by make, the rifle was known for its solid performance, even as old as it was. Today, it seemed, was the day that Matthew had decided to die. Another gentle puff of the cigarette brought his mind back, spiraling through the mesh of memories and thoughts he had locked away for the day. What had brought him to this point? The breakup. That's right. Amber McGraw, a girl he had been with for nearly two years had decided that they were looking at different ends of a circle. They would arrive at the same points, but regardless of how much they moved their plans around, there was never a solid corner to settle into. A shake of his head brought Matthew back to the present, a blemish of a day in his perfect plan of life. Everything he had known in the world had come to a close and there was no new chapter to this book. No sequels, no trilogy or saga to keep him wondering what came next.

      Sighing, Matthew flicked the cigarette from the door and grabbed the rifle from the passenger's seat. Kicking the door as he pulled the handle, the old metal swung open with a contesting creak and squealed to rest once open halfway. Squeezing out of the narrow opening, Matthew walked to the front of the truck and leaned back. The cold metal of the grill met his back with a smack and Matthew soon found himself sliding to sit with his knees propped up. Dropping his head back, he let it rest on the truck's grill as he gazed into the night sky. Earth had been a sight back whenever he had first lived there. The large white moon above with stars littering the sky had kept him rather enraptured as a young boy. At the age of twenty-seven, however, Matthew found the night sky of Plethora to be a bit lackluster. There was no moon, only stars. The sky wasn't even that dark here. A darker shade of red, perhaps, but the early sun's rotation did little to give a working man a real moment's sleep. Shaking his head, Matthew looked down once more at the rifle he held. At least he'd be found soon. People would be out and about in an hour at the latest. Since the old “Pott's Truck” was a landmark into and out of the primary farming community that the colony was known for, someone was bound to find the poor man's body where it would undoubtedly be lying. No coyotes or decay for him. He'd at least have the dignity of a decent burial. Firming his resolve, Matthew shifted the rifle until it was placed squarely in his mouth and moved his hand towards the trigger.

      Before he had even so much as touched the trigger guard, however, an explosion rocked the world around him. Wind, dust, and rocks flew towards Matthew, who was quick to drop to the side, evading a rather large rock that had been kicked up and sent his way. Forgotten was the rifle and his previous resolution, the old weapon hitting the ground with a dull clang compared to the sudden rush of noise and action around the man. Whenever his vision cleared up, Matthew went wide-eyed with disbelief. There before him, battling what Matthew had once considered friends and coworkers, was the lapdog of the Unified Colony Directorate. Aiden Desparius, a gene-soldier, was an impressive figure to find on any battlefield. Standing at just under 6 feet flat and sporting a goatee that looked as if it belonged on some cartoon villain's face, he was impressive enough without the gear he had strapped to his body armor. White flesh shifted as he dived to the side, evading a stray rifle's bullet. Muscles tightened and flexed as he punched one farmer, who dared to get close with his knife, in the nose. To see him battling a bunch of farmers and laborers was more than enough shock and confusion for Matthew, who could only watch in wonder before the desire to save his fellows overwhelmed the man's mind. Stumbling for the abandoned Winchester, Matthew raised it shakily to his shoulder and aimed at the soldier fighting his people. Unseen, he fired off the round and managed a hit. A small cheer lifted from his mouth whenever he saw Aiden crumple, one immediately copied by the farmer's around him. It died, however, whenever Aiden rose slowly from the ground. Spitting to the side, he glanced at the hole in his shoulder and turned to where the shot came from. “Mother fucker.”

      They were to be the last two words Matthew heard in his current life. Seeing Aiden vanish before his eyes, Matthew gave a startled yelp and attempted to flee from where he was hunched. He had intended to kill himself that day, but now felt the very real desire to remain alive now that he had an enemy who cared enough about him to want him dead. He knew Aiden's gift, as most did, and did his best to run before the soldier reappeared. He wasn't quick enough. Aiden reappeared explosively, his body forming in midair in the space that Matthew inhabited. Vitae and organs spread like a rain, Matthew's body unable to contain the sudden stress of someone else occupying the exact space it did. The poor man's master plan for dying peacefully and with a proper funeral were shattered in the same instant that Matthew simply ceased to exist. It didn't take long for Aiden to finish his compatriots after their morale shattered, seeing such gruesome brutality.

title: Plethora (First Post)

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

Summarize Matthew Delaney's story.

answer: Matthew Delaney had planned to kill himself one day, until Aiden Desparius, a gene-soldier fighting against a group of farmers and laborers, showed up and killed Matthew instantly. With no remorse, Aiden finished off the remaining group of farmers and laborers, shattering their morale.

text: There's no shattering of morale, Aiden kills the rest of the people.

refinement: Matthew Delaney had planned to kill himself one day, until Aiden Desparius, a gene-soldier fighting against a group of farmers and laborers, showed up and killed Matthew instantly.

text: The answer implies Aiden Desparius fights against farmers and laborers in general, which isn't true.

refinement: Matthew Delaney had planned to kill himself one day, until Aiden Desparius, a gene-soldier surprisingly fighting against a group of farmers and laborers, showed up and killed Matthew instantly.

text: The answer omits Matthew's backstory.

refinement: Matthew Delaney had planned to kill himself one day, until Aiden Desparius, a gene-soldier surprisingly fighting against a group of farmers and laborers, showed up and killed Matthew instantly. He was a down-to-earth country boy who got depressed after breaking up with his two-year girlfriend Amber McGraw.

answer: Delaney is a young, down-to-earth country man. He has a girlfriend, Amber McGraw, for two years, but they decide to end it. Prior to that, he had dedicated his time and effort to the farming community in Plethora. Delaney loses hope of renewal, and on top of that he is betrayed by the very persons he had dedicated his time to. And now, he wants to die.

text: The story doesn't say anything about Matthew dedicating himself to the farming community, but he's a part of it. He wants to die because he sees no new chapter in his life after breaking up with Amber McGraw.

refinement: Delaney is a young, down-to-earth country man. He has a girlfriend, Amber McGraw, for two years, but they decide to end it. And now, he wants to die because he can't see any new chapter opening in his life.

text: Delaney's girlfriend is in the past so it should be "had a girlfriend"

refinement: Delaney is a young, down-to-earth country man. He had a girlfriend, Amber McGraw, for two years, but they decide to end it. And now, he wants to die because he can't see any new chapter opening in his life.

text: The answer omits the final fate of Matthew Delaney.

refinement: Delaney is a young, down-to-earth country man. He had a girlfriend, Amber McGraw, for two years, but they decide to end it. And now, he wants to die because he can't see any new chapter opening in his life. However, a gene-soldier named Aiden Desparius attacks his friends, farmers, and laborers all, shocking Matthew. He's filled with a desire to fight and live before Aiden ends his life brutally.

answer: Matthew Delaney has given up all hope. He decides suicide is the best option for him and sets up in an abandoned truck. Before he can bring himself to pull the trigger, the colony's gene-soldier Aiden Desparius suddenly intrudes and starts fighting the farmers and laborers around. Unaware Aiden is a soldier, Matthew shoots him with his father's rifle and Aiden brutally kills him in response. This turns the tide for Aiden, who finishes off the remaining people.

text: Matthew knows Aiden is a gene soldier.

refinement: Matthew Delaney has given up all hope. He decides suicide is the best option for him and sets up in an abandoned truck. Before he can bring himself to pull the trigger, the colony's gene-soldier Aiden Desparius suddenly intrudes and starts fighting the farmers and laborers around. After his shock passes, Matthew shoots him with his father's rifle and Aiden brutally kills him in response. This turns the tide for Aiden, who finishes off the remaining people.

answer: Matthew Delaney is a 27-year-old farmer from the farming colony of Plethora. He used to be with Amber McGraw. They've been together for two years before she decided that they were looking at different ends of a circle. With Amber leaving him, Matthew stole his father's Winchester rifle to commit suicide. He planned to do it on "Pott's Truck" so the townsfolk would see his body quickly, but an explosion foils his plans. When he saw his friends and coworkers fighting with Aiden Desparius, a gene-soldier and lapdog of the Unified Colony Directorate, he tried to help them by shooting Aiden. Matthew dies violently when Aiden uses his powers and materializes in Matthew's space, causing him to explode.

answer: Matthew Delaney has just been dumped by Amber McGraw and wants to kill himself to have a dignified funeral. He has a stolen Winchester rifle, stolen from his father's casing. He fires it at one of Aiden Desparius's comrades and it injures Aiden. Aiden then preforms the singularity effect on Matthew and consumes him, killing him.

text: The answer is wrong in almost every aspect.

text: The answer is empty.

refinement: Matthew Delaney is a 27-year-old farmer from the farming colony of Plethora. He used to be with Amber McGraw. They've been together for two years before she decided that they were looking at different ends of a circle. With Amber leaving him, Matthew stole his father's Winchester rifle to commit suicide. He planned to do it on "Pott's Truck" so the townsfolk would see his body quickly, but an explosion foils his plans. When he saw his friends and coworkers fighting with Aiden Desparius, a gene-soldier and lapdog of the Unified Colony Directorate, he tried to help them by shooting Aiden. Matthew dies violently when Aiden uses his powers and materializes in Matthew's space, causing him to explode.


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CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. (WPMI) —
According to the Tampa Bay Times, a Florida man climbed on top a piece of equipment at a Clearwater Beach playground Sunday and yelled at a bunch of children in the area.

He was apparently screaming at the children about where babies come from.

Police took 30-year-old Otis Dawayne Ryan into custody on a charge of disorderly conduct. The incident occurred about 3 p.m. Sunday.

Officers said Ryan at first was approaching tourists and making inappropriate comments to women in an effort to get their male partners to confront him. An officer in the area was observing this behavior.

Court records show that Ryan was found guilty, fined $118, and ordered to stay away from the park before he was released.

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

Where does the incident take place?

answer: Clearwater Beach, Florida.

answer: The incident takes place at Clearwater Beach.

answer: A playground in Clearwater Beach

answer: Clearwater Beach

answer: At a playground in Clearwater Beach, Florida.

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

When does the incident take place?

answer: Sunday afternoon.

answer: Sometime in 2016. The specific day isn't mentioned.

text: It specifically says it happened Sunday around 3pm. Where does the year 2016 come from? Upon reading this article again I can't find that information anywhere.

answer: About 3 PM on a Sunday.

answer: Sunday afternoon.

answer: 3:00pm Sunday

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

Who did the police take into custody?

answer: Otis Dawayne Ryan

answer: Otis Dawayne Ryan, a 30-year-old Florida resident.

answer: Otis Dawayne Ryan.

answer: Otis Dawayne Ryan

answer: Otis Dawayne Ryan, 30 years old.

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

What did Otis do?

answer: Otis climbed on top of a piece of equipment at a Clearwater Beach playground and yelled at children about where babies come from.

answer: A man has been arrested for climbing on a piece of equipment at a playground and yelling at children about where babies come from.

answer: He was screaming at children about where babies come from, making inappropriate comments to women to agitate their male partners, and approaching tourists.

answer: Climbed on top of a piece of equipment and yelled at a bunch of children in the area.

text: That his comments were presumably lewd ("where babies come from") seems relevant.

refinement: He climbed on top of a piece of equipment and yelled at a bunch of children about "where babies come from".

answer: Otis climbed on top of equipment at a Clearwater Beach playground and yelled at children about where babies come from.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: A 30-year-old man climbed on top of a piece of equipment at a Clearwater Beach playground Sunday and started yelling about where babies come from at a group of children. Police arrested him on disorderly conduct charges.

answer: A Florida man Otis Ryan was found screaming at kids at a playground to know where babies come from. He approached a bunch of women. First he approached them according to a court document case. Later after releasing records Ryan was fined $ 118 and ordered to stay away from the park.

answer: A man, Otis Dawayne Ryan, climbed up a piece of equipment at a playground in Clearwater Beach and started yelling at some children about where babies come from. Police took Ryan into custody and charged him with disorderly conduct.

answer: At around 3 PM on Sunday, police arrest 30-year-old Otis Dawayne Ryan at a playground in Clearwater Beach, Florida, for screaming at nearby children about where babies come from. He was also nabbed for making inappropriate comments to women to agitate their male partners, and approaching tourists. The court found Ryan guilty, fined him $118, and ordered him to stay away from the park upon his release.

answer: Otis Dawayne Ryan was was charged with disorderly conduct after climbing onto a piece of playground equipment and yelling to a bunch of children about where babies come from. He approached tourists initially to get male partners to confront them, but ended up making inappropriate comments and yelling at the kids. The police explained the details of this case.

text: You don't need the last sentence because the details are evident in this writing.

refinement: Otis Dawayne Ryan was was charged with disorderly conduct after climbing onto a piece of playground equipment and yelling to a bunch of children about where babies come from. He approached tourists initially to get male partners to confront them, but ended up making inappropriate comments and yelling at the kids.


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NAIROBI - The Kenyan government is delaying its decision to close the huge Dadaab refugee camp, which houses nearly 300,000 people, most of them Somalis. But Kenya's interior minister insists the process to repatriate the Somalis will continue.

Kenyan Interior minister Joseph Nkaisserry said his country had postponed the closure of Dadaab camp, currently home to more than 280,000 Somali refugees.

Nkaisserry told reporters in Nairobi Wednesday the Kenyan government was responding to a request by the United Nation refugee agency UNHCR and Somali government not to close the camp.

“I wish to announce the government has accepted the request to extend the deadline for the completion of the repatriation of Somali refugees and eventual closure of Dadaab refugee complex by six months. However, the ongoing voluntary repatriation will continue uninterrupted,” he said.

The minister was joined by UNHCR officials and Somali government representatives.

In May, Kenya's government announced it would shut down Dadaab by November 30. The camp was opened in 1991 when Somalia descended into civil war after the fall of the Mohamed Siad Barre regime. At one point, the sprawling camp held some 400,000 refugees.

[Locator map of Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. ]

Locator map of Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.

Kenyan security agencies repeatedly said the camp was a security threat, citing activity in the camp by the Somali militant group al-Shabab.

In recent months, tens of thousands of Somali refugee have returned home. However, most of the returnees say basic needs, such as getting basic needs like food, shelter, clean water and schools, are not being met.

Nkaisserry said the political and security situation in Somalia has led Kenya to reconsider their earlier decision.

“The request for the extension was due to the delicate situation in Somalia. The Somali government is undergoing election period and quite a number of areas that has not been secured,” he said.

Al-Shabab still controls many parts of south and central Somalia and continues to fight forces of the government and the African Union force AMISOM, of which Kenya is a part.

Somali ambassador to Kenya Jamal Mohamed Hassan said his country lacks the capacity to take back its citizens.

“On the Somali side, we would like to tell the world we are willing and ready to receive our people. All we are trying to do and make sure is that the reception capacity on the other side is increased and we prepare the ground for them to come back,” he said.

[FILE - newly arrived Somali refugees wait outside a UNHCR processing center at the Ifo refugee camp outside Dadaab, eastern Kenya, 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the Somali border.]

FILE - newly arrived Somali refugees wait outside
FILE - newly arrived Somali refugees wait outside a UNHCR processing center at the Ifo refugee camp outside Dadaab, eastern Kenya, 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the Somali border.

When the new deadline to close Dadaab comes in May of next year, Nkaisserry said Somalis who have not returned home will be sent to other refugee camps.

“The closure of Dadaab camp does not mean Kenya is not taking refugees anymore. We still have Kakuma. [The] United Nations High Commission for Refugees has other refugee camps spread all over the world. That will be a program which will be considered,” he said.

Amnesty International released a statement that it welcomes the announcement to suspend the closure of the camp but calls on the Kenyan government to end what it called the forceful repatriation.

In the coming weeks, Kenya will host a special summit of the regional bloc IGAD to discuss the Somali refugee crisis and regional security.

question: Who does the the huge Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya house?

answer: The huge Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya houses nearly 300,000 people, most of them Somalis.

answer: The huge Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya houses mostly Somali refugees.

answer: 300,000 people, most of them Somalis.

text: This response can be enhanced if it is put into a proper sentence.

refinement: The huge Dadaab refugee camp houses 300,000 people, most of them Somalis.

answer: The camp houses nearly 300,000 people, most of them Somalis.

question: Why did Kenya previously announce the closure of the Dadaab refugee camp?

answer: Kenya announced the closure of the Dadaab refugee camp because of the security threat posed by the Somali militant group al-Shabab.

answer: Kenya's security agencies repeatedly said the camp was a security threat, citing activity in the camp by the Somali militant group al-Shabab.

answer: Because of threats from Somali militant group al-Shabab.

text: This response is misleading and strays away from the point that was stated in the package. The response needs to be edited.

refinement: Because of noted activity from Somali militant group al-Shabab.

text: This response can be put into a proper statement to be enhanced.

refinement: Kenya announced the closure of the camp because of noted activity from Somali militant group al-Shabab.

answer: Kenya announced the closure of the Dadaab refugee camp because of security concerns, specifically citing al-Shabab activity in the camp. However, the Kenyan government has since decided to postpone the closure, in response to requests from the UNHCR and the Somali government.

question: Why is the closure of the camp being delayed?

answer: It is at the request of the UN and Somali government due to the delicate situation in Somalia regarding an election period.

answer: The Kenyan government is delaying its decision to close the huge Dadaab refugee camp, which houses nearly 300,000 people, most of them Somalis. The Kenyan government is responding to a request by the United Nation refugee agency UNHCR and Somali government not to close the camp.

answer: The closure of the camp is being delayed because the Kenyan government is responding to a request by the United Nation refugee agency UNHCR and Somali government not to close the camp.

answer: The closure of the Dadaab refugee camp is being delayed because of the unstable security situation in Somalia and the request from the United Nations refugee agency and the Somali government. The Kenyan government is also planning to host a special summit of the regional bloc IGAD to discuss the Somali refugee crisis.

question: Summarize everything relating to the Dadaab refugee camp.

answer: The camp houses 300,000 and at one point housed 400,000 refugees. Most of the refugees are Somalis and the Kenyan government had previously announced its closure due to militant threats. However, the closure is being delayed at the request of the UN and Somali government.

answer: The Dadaab refugee camp is located in Kenya and is home to nearly 300,000 Somali refugees. In May, the Kenyan government announced that it would close the camp by November 30, but has since postponed that decision. The Kenyan government says that the camp will not be closed permanently, but that those refugees who have not returned home by the new deadline will be sent to other refugee camps. Amnesty International has welcomed the announcement to suspend the closure of the camp, but has called on the Kenyan government to end what it calls the forceful repatriation of refugees.

answer: The camp was opened in 1991 when Somalia descended into civil war after the fall of the Mohamed Siad Barre regime. At one point, the sprawling camp held some 400,000 refugees. Kenyan security agencies repeatedly said the camp was a security threat, citing activity in the camp by the Somali militant group al-Shabab. In recent months, tens of thousands of Somali refugee have returned home. However, most of the returnees say basic needs, such as getting basic needs like food, shelter, clean water and schools, are not being met.

answer: The Kenyan government has postponed the closure of the Dadaab refugee camp, which houses nearly 300,000 people, most of them Somalis. The Kenyan government has accepted the request to extend the deadline for the completion of the repatriation of Somali refugees and eventual closure of Dadaab refugee complex by six months. However, the ongoing voluntary repatriation will continue uninterrupted. The Kenyan government has also said that Somalis who have not returned home will be sent to other refugee camps.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Kenya has decided to postpone the closure of the Dadaab refugee camp, which houses nearly 300,000 Somali refugees. However, the Kenyan government insists that the process of repatriating the refugees will continue. The summit of the regional bloc IGAD will be held to discuss the Somali refugee crisis and regional security.

answer: Kenya has postponed the closure of Dadaab refugee camp, which houses nearly 300,000 people, most of them Somalis. The Kenyan government is responding to a request by the United Nation refugee agency UNHCR and Somali government not to close the camp. The camp was opened in 1991 when Somalia descended into civil war after the fall of the Mohamed Siad Barre regime.

text: The last sentence of this response isn't important and can be replaced with more important details.

refinement: Kenya has postponed the closure of Dadaab refugee camp, which houses nearly 300,000 people, most of them Somalis. The Kenyan government is responding to a request by the United Nation refugee agency UNHCR and Somali government not to close the camp. The summit of the regional bloc IGAD will be held to discuss the Somali refugee crisis and regional security.

answer: Kenya is delaying its decision to close the huge Dadaab refugee camp, which houses nearly 300,000 people, most of them Somalis. The camp was opened in 1991 when Somalia descended into civil war after the fall of the Mohamed Siad Barre regime. The Kenyan government is responding to a request by the United Nation refugee agency UNHCR and Somali government not to close the camp. The closure of Dadaab camp does not mean Kenya is not taking refugees anymore.

answer:
A news report from Nairobi announce that Kenya will delay the closure of the huge Dadaab refugee camp, housing 300,000 people.
As most refugees are Somalis, the announcement comes in response to a UN and Somali request to not close the camp.
Kenyan security officals had announced the closure due to threats in the camp by Somali militant group al-Shabab. However, other refugee camp would remain open.


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[Aurel Stein, with his dog Dash, poses in the desert during his second expedition into China. He returned with what is now acknowledged as the world's oldest printed book, the Diamond Sutra of 868AD.]

Aurel Stein, with his dog Dash, poses in the desert during his second expedition into China. He returned with what is now acknowledged as the world's oldest printed book, the Diamond Sutra of 868AD. _Photo: British Library_

The letter could have been written this morning. Its remorse and embarrassment are as palpable as a thumping headache.

"Yesterday, having drunk too much, I was so intoxicated as to pass all bounds. But none of the rude and coarse language I used was uttered in a conscious state..."

But at least a thousand grape harvests have passed since the words were composed – and sealed in a cave in the Gobi Desert. We don't know who penned the letter, but we do know who found it.

[Aurel Stein takes tea in Lahore in the 1890s.]

Aurel Stein takes tea in Lahore in the 1890s. Controversy, in the form of objects taken from China, would come later. _Photo: Library Hungarian Academy of Sci_

And we know where the letter is today. Its emergence is the result of a remarkable but controversial figure, the explorer Aurel Stein, born 150 years ago today.

The haul included the earliest known map of the heavens, a receipt for the sale of a slave girl, medical treatments and Buddhist texts. The greatest jewel was the world's oldest printed book, the Diamond Sutra of AD868.The apology letter, and other model etiquette missives redolent of Miss Manners, was among thousands of documents Stein obtained from a cave near Dunhuang, China, in 1907.

The find saw Stein hailed in the West, then forgotten. Unlike or Howard Carter or Heinrich Schliemann, Stein's name hardly registers today. Yet the results of his trailblazing journeys have transformed our understanding of ancient central Asia, a region of growing global importance.

For decades Stein has sat in the West's too-hard basket, an uncomfortable reminder of the twilight years of the Great Game, when rival powers viewed the treasures in other people's backyards as theirs for the taking.

In China, though, Stein has not been forgotten. He is viewed as the worst foreign devil to travel the Silk Road. Of all the antiquities the British-Hungarian explorer collected during his forays into China's remote west, it is the Dunhuang scrolls that have ignited the most consternation.

Long after Stein was buried in Kabul in the 1940s, the Chinese people continue to "gnash their teeth in bitter hatred" over his actions, according to one China scholar.

Visitors escorted around the magnificent murals within the cave complex at Dunhuang – now a major tourist attraction – are left in no doubt that Stein is still considered a looter and robber.

Yet, on the eve of Stein's 150th anniversary, it is worth asking what the fate of one of the world's great literary finds might otherwise have been?

Stein bought the scrolls in 1907 from a guardian monk, Wang Yuanlu, who uncovered them within a sealed cave in 1900 where they had been perfectly preserved in the dry desert air for a thousand years. Wang had already parted with a few scrolls to curry favour with local officials when Stein arrived.

Stein feared the remainder would be destroyed or lost to scholarship forever unless he "rescued" them. His fears were convenient, certainly, for a man on a mission funded by the British Museum and the Indian government. And he knew he had a bargain, paying just £130 for his haul.

Yet when the cave was discovered, China had little interest in the contents of this hidden library. When the monk attempted to interest authorities in his find, he was simply ordered to reseal the cave.

Eventually alerted to the cave's importance, Chinese authorities ordered the transfer of what remained to the Beijing. Some items were pilfered along the way. And Wang didn't send everything to Beijing. He kept enough to sell to other visitors. The fate of these scrolls is unknown.

Stein's scrolls are now in the British Library, many have been digitised and can be viewed online.

China may one day ask for them back. But unlike the Elgin Marbles or Rosetta Stone, the Stein scrolls are mostly too fragile for permanent display. So arguments about where they should reside boil down to whether they should be kept in a cabinet in London or Beijing.

The more important point is that today they have been catalogued, are being been studied and are available.

Cultural values have changed since Stein loaded his camels with Silk Road treasures. Today it is shocking to think of him – or anyone – digging, chipping and bargaining their way around desert oases in a quest for antiquities to fill museums. We can't rewind the clock.

But we can acknowledge that the scrolls Aurel Stein acquired from the hidden cave library continue to add to human understanding. And that requires no morning-after apology.

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

Summarize the negative views about Aurel Stein.

answer: The Chinese people are vocally upset at Stein's collection of ancient items. They are viewed as looters and robbers, seizing the heritage of others.

text: It should be acquisition not collection

refinement: The Chinese people are vocally upset at Stein's acquisition of ancient items. They are viewed as looters and robbers, seizing the heritage of others.

text: This should be in the singular

refinement: The Chinese people are vocally upset at Stein's acquisition of ancient items. He is viewed as a looter and robber, seizing the heritage of others.

answer: He is viewed as one of the worst foreign devils. He is viewed as the worst foreign devil to travel the Silk Road for his collection of ancient items. They are viewed as looters and robbers, seizing the heritage of others.

text: Remove the first sentence. It repeats information contained in the second sentence

refinement: He is viewed as the worst foreign devil to travel the Silk Road for his collection of ancient items. They are viewed as looters and robbers, seizing the heritage of others.

text: Change "they are" to "he is", and make "looters" and "robbers" singular

refinement: He is viewed as the worst foreign devil to travel the Silk Road for his collection of ancient items. He is viewed as a looter and a robber, seizing the heritage of others.

answer: Stein is viewed as the worst foreigner to travel the Silk Road. The Dunhuang scrolls have been a source of contention and a lot of people in the West don't sufficiently appreciate his contribution to archaeology.

text: This is not relevant to the negative views in China about him and should be removed

refinement: Stein is viewed as the worst foreigner to travel the Silk Road. The Dunhuang scrolls have been a source of contention.

answer: Stein took things from where they had been perfectly preserved for a millennium because he felt he had to save them from the plunder. He is viewed as more of a bad guy in China than in the West.

text: The summary should be more specific about his flaws than "bad guy"

refinement: Stein took things from where they had been perfectly preserved for a millennium because he felt he had to save them from the plunder. He is viewed as the worst foreign devil to ever travel the Silk Road in China.

answer: Stein took things from where they had been perfectly preserved for a millennium because he felt he had to save them from being destroyed. He is viewed as more of a bad guy in China than in the West.

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

Summarize everything relating to Stein's education.

answer: No answer

answer: No answer

answer: No answer

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

Summarize everything relating to antiques.

answer: The narrator acknowledges Aurel Stein for finding the world's oldest printed book, the Diamond Sutra of 868AD. Stein's haul also included the earliest known map of the heavens and Buddhist texts. The letter could have been written this morning. Visitor's to the cave in Dunhuang aren't being too tactful in their opinion that Stein's actions were questionable, but cultural values have changed.

text: This line does not make sense in context

refinement: The narrator acknowledges Aurel Stein for finding the world's oldest printed book, the Diamond Sutra of 868AD. Stein's haul also included the earliest known map of the heavens and Buddhist texts. Visitor's to the cave in Dunhuang aren't being too tactful in their opinion that Stein's actions were questionable, but cultural values have changed.

text: This is not relevant to the question

refinement: The narrator acknowledges Aurel Stein for finding the world's oldest printed book, the Diamond Sutra of 868AD. Stein's haul also included the earliest known map of the heavens, a receipt for the sale of a slave girl, medical treatments and Buddhist texts.

answer: The letters the author criticizes were written on the Silk Road. Stein bought the scrolls in 1907 from the Guardian monk Wang Yuanlu who uncovered them within a sealed cave in 1900 where they had been perfectly preserved. Quinn fears Peckizm, the would've been murderer of the Dali lama and his Khampa rebels. The scrolls returned to Beijing museums. Wang's intention was to arch enemies using the scrolls. The Tibetan word for antiques has appeared a few occasions in the article. Wang attempted to sell the scrolls to local officials, these scrolls were "pieces of history" as the Guardian monk made clear.

text: None of this answers the question or is to do with antiques

text: This should discuss specific antiques

refinement: The narrator acknowledges Aurel Stein for finding the world's oldest printed book, the Diamond Sutra of 868AD. Stein's haul also included the earliest known map of the heavens and Buddhist texts.

answer: The narrator acknowledges Aurel Stein for finding the world's oldest printed book, the Diamond Sutra of 868AD. Stein's haul also included the earliest known map of the heavens and Buddhist texts.

text: Add in the medical treatments and receipt for a slave girl

refinement: The narrator acknowledges Aurel Stein for finding the world's oldest printed book, the Diamond Sutra of 868AD. Stein's haul also included the earliest known map of the heavens, a receipt for the sale of a slave girl, medical treatments, and Buddhist texts.

answer: The haul brought by Aurel Stein from a cave near Dunhuang, China in 2007 included the earliest known map of the heavens, a receipt for the sale of a slave girl, medical treatments, Buddhist texts, and the world's oldest printed book.

answer: The letters the author criticizes were written on the Silk Road. Stein bought the scrolls in 1907 from the Guardian monk Wang Yuanlu who uncovered them within a sealed cave in 1900 where they had been perfectly preserved. Wang's intention was to arch enemies using the scrolls. The Tibetan word for antiques has appeared a few occasions in the article. Wang attempted to sell the scrolls to local officials, these scrolls were "pieces of history" as the Guardian monk made clear.

text: This does not summarize the actual antiquities found

text: Add in what antiques were found

refinement: The haul brought by Aurel Stein from a cave near Dunhuang, China in 2007 included the earliest known map of the heavens, a receipt for the sale of a slave girl, medical treatments, Buddhist texts, and the world's oldest printed book.


text:
I hated that ancient pair of shoes.  Supporting a wife and child meant I had to make them last.  The backs had fallen apart and the metal cut into my heels with every goddamn step I took.  They had been digging the same holes into my feet all week but, as I walked to my car after a long day of work, it was especially intolerable.  Maybe that was why I was so short with that girl when she approached me.

My eyes were on the ground as I walked through the outdoor parking lot.  I couldn't wait to be home.  I took solace in the fact that my wife and daughter would be asleep.  I could sneak in and clean the cut on my forehead and stop the bleeding from my knuckles before they saw me.

Behind me, I heard someone call out, "Hey, Mister."

Knowing my city, the odds were high that anybody approaching me in a parking lot at night was about to stab me and take my wallet.  I snapped to attention, swiveling my head around and balling my hands into fists.  I flinched in pain as I remembered my hurt knuckles.

To my relief, there was only a hooker behind me.  She held her hands together and shook as if she was cold.  But I knew why she was actually shaking.

"No thanks," I said as I turned and started to walk back to my car.

"Actually, I, uh, I was wondering if you were, you know, carrying," she said, teetering up behind me on her high heels.

"No."

"Oh.  Well, you know, I'm really in need of a fix, Mister."

"Sorry to hear that," I lied.

"Well... can I at least suck your dick, Mister?  I need some money."

"Don't say that," I said without turning around.

"Who are you, my dad?"

"No, just don't say what service you're offering.  If I were a cop I'd be able to arrest you.  Just tell guys that you want to party."

"Oh.  Sorry, Sir."

Her accent was gone but manners like those didn't come from the city.  She still had her Southern charm.

"Well, actually, mister, maybe you could give me a ride."

"No."

"Oh, please.  It's only a few blocks.  I really need a fix.  Really bad."

"I have to get home," I said as I spotted my car.  Justa  few more steps in those goddamn awful shoes.

"It's a dangerous walk, Mister.  Please, Mister.  Please."

"It's even more dangerous to get in a car with a stranger, you dumb bitch!" I snapped as I turned to face her.  "You don't know a goddamn thing about me but you're still trying to climb into a car with me!"

"You have a kind face, Mister," she said meekly.

I turned to walk to my car, laughing.  "Really?  You think so?  Well you're a shitty judge of character."

I was infuriated when I could still hear her steps behind me.  As I reached my car, I faced her again.  She was sobbing.  Underneath the running makeup I saw her face for the first time.  Her lifestyle made her age twice as fast, but I could see her youthful eyes glistening with tears.  She couldn't have been out of her early-twenties.  Her eyes reminded me of my daughter's.  That unsettled me.

"Can you please take me home, Sir?" she sobbed.  "The bus station isn't far from here.  I just wanna go home to my daddy.  I never wanna see this city again."

"You have a father and a home?" I asked in disbelief.  "Then why the hell did you leave them for this shithole of a city?"

"Please, Mister.  Don't make me walk over there at this time of night.  The bus station is just a few blocks away."

The bus station was on the other side of town and I had no interest in staying out any later than I had to.

"Can't you see that I have blood pouring out of my head and my knuckles!  I'm a violent person!  I make a living through violence, for God's sake!  And you're trying to jump into a car with me because you think I have a kind face?  I hope my daughter grows up to be a better judge of character than you."

I froze when I realized the implications of what I had just said.  I was a violent man.  The kind that I wouldn't want my daughter anywhere near.

I was hypnotized by my realization when I felt the girl put her hand on my shoulder.  I did not know how to respond to affection.  So I responded with violence.

I backhanded her across the face.  I swore as I remembered my injured knuckle and held my hand to fight the pain.  The hooker backpedaled, holding her face.  She looked back to me one last time and yelled, "That's why!  That's why I left my father for this shithole of a city!"  Then she stormed off into the darkness.

At last, I sat in my car.  I didn't start the engine, though.  I looked at myself in the rear-view mirror.  I studied myself, trying to see why anybody would think I had a kind face.  To this day, I still can't see what that hooker saw in my face.

Maybe it was because I saw what became of that girl from the South.  Maybe it was because of the violence in my job.  Maybe it was because I wanted to get a new pair of fucking shoes.  Whatever the reason, I didn't go home that night.  I never saw my daughter again.

title: Why I Abandoned My Daughter

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

What does the story say about the narrator's relationship with his daughter?

answer: The narrator abandoned his daughter for reasons related to his violent job and inability to empathize with her.

text: There is no evidence in the passage that the narrator in unable to empathize with his daughter.

refinement: The narrator abandoned his daughter for reasons related to his violent job.

answer: No answer

text: The response misses to provide an answer to the task. Details in the passage provide information on the narrator's relationship with his daughter. He abandons the relationship with her.

refinement: After the narrator's confrontation with the hooker, he realizes that he is a violent man and the kind he would not want near his daughter. He abandons her and never sees her again.

answer: The narrator obviously isn't very close with his daughter, as he has no desire to keep contact with her after striking the hooker. He views her as a naive girl and feels disgusted by her poor judgment. The narrator has no care or love for his daughter and sees her as fundamentally flawed.

text: The response misses to specify that he views the hooker as naive, not his daughter.

refinement: The narrator obviously isn't very close with his daughter, as he has no desire to keep contact with her after striking the hooker. He views the hooker as a naive girl and feels disgusted by her poor judgment. The narrator has no care or love for his daughter and sees her as fundamentally flawed.

text: There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that the narrator has no care or love for his daughter.

refinement: The narrator obviously isn't very close with his daughter, as he has no desire to keep contact with her after striking the hooker. He views the hooker as a naive girl and feels disgusted by her poor judgment.

text: The response misses to mention that the narrator comes to the realization that he is a violent man and  is the kind he wouldn't want near his daughter, abandoning his relationship with her.

refinement: The narrator obviously isn't very close with his daughter, as he has no desire to keep contact with her after striking the hooker. He views the hooker as a naive girl and feels disgusted by her poor judgment. The narrator comes to the realization that he is a violent man and is the kind he wouldn't want near his daughter, abandoning his relationship with her.

answer: He prefers for his daughter not to be exposed to the violence he commits. He doesn't want to be around his daughter for that reason and winds up abandoning her.

answer: It is mentioned how the narrator would always care for his daughter when she got hurt. He would clean the cut on his forehead, bandage his knuckles, and always make sure she was safe. The girl would remind him of his daughter because she had the same eyes.

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

refinement: The girl would remind him of his daughter because she had the same eyes.

text: The response misses to mention the narrator's realization that he was a violent man. The kind of man he would not want near his daughter so he never sees her again.

refinement: The girl would remind him of his daughter because she had the same eyes. The narrator abandons the relationship he has with his daughter when he comes to the realization that he is a violent man. The kind he would not want near his daughter.

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

Summarize the requests the hooker makes of the man.

answer: The hooker approaches the man and asks him if he is carrying first, then offers him a blowjob. When he says no she asks if he can give her a ride. In the end, she persuades him to drive her home.

text: The response inaccurately mentions that the hooker persuades the narrator to drive her home. However she does request it from him.

refinement: The hooker approaches the man and asks him if he is carrying first, then offers him a blowjob. When he says no she asks if he can give her a ride. In the end, her persuasion to drive her home fails.

answer: The hooker requests that the man give her a ride to the bus station in order to leave the dangerous city she currently lives in.

text: The response misses to mention that the hooker also requests money from him in exchange for a blowjob.

refinement: The hooker asks the man for money in exchange for a blowjob. She then requests that the man give her a ride to the bus station in order to leave the dangerous city she currently lives in.

answer: At first, she asks him for money. Then, he refuses her request to help her get drugs. Finally, she asks him to give her a ride to the bus station, which he finally agrees to at the second request.

text: The response incorrectly mentions that the man agrees to give her a ride on the second request.

refinement: At first, she asks him for money. Then, he refuses her request to help her get drugs. Finally, she asks him to give her a ride to the bus station, which he refuses the multiple requests.

answer: The hooker asks the man for a ride and for money. She needs a fix and wants to return home to her father.

text: The response misses to specify that she asks the man for money in exchange for a blowjob.

refinement: The hooker asks the man for a ride and for money in exchange for a blowjob. She needs a fix and wants to return home to her father.

answer: She first asks if he has any drugs on him. Then she asks if she can give him oral sex for money. When he turns her down, she asks him to give her a ride home.

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

What does the story say about the city the characters are in?

answer: The city seems to be a dangerous place where one should exercise caution. It is a shithole of a city where people are desperate for any kind of help or attention.

text: The response misses to mention hookers with drug problems in the city.

refinement: The city seems to be a dangerous place where one should exercise caution. It is a shithole of a city where people are desperate for any kind of help or attention. Hookers with drug problems seem to be prevalent.

answer: No answer

text: The response misses to provide any answer to the task which is detailed in the passage.

refinement: The city seems to be a dangerous one in which the narrator would expect to get stabbed and robbed for walking at night. There are desperate hookers in search for drugs.

answer: The characters are in a dangerous city with bus stations where hookers can be found, who are trying to get rides from strangers for drugs.

answer: It's a violent city, based on the fact that the narrator expects to be mugged. It's also dangerous to walk through at night, according to the hooker. The narrator calls the city a shithole.

text: The response misses to mention the drug problems in the city.

refinement: It's a violent city, based on the fact that the narrator expects to be mugged. It's also dangerous to walk through at night, according to the hooker who is searching for drugs. The narrator calls the city a shithole.

answer: No answer

text: The response misses to provide any answer to the task which is detailed in the passage.

refinement: The city seems to be a dangerous one in which the narrator would expect to get stabbed and robbed for walking at night. There are desperate hookers in search for drugs.


text:
AIDHA is a non-governmental organisation in Singapore. It provides financial literacy and self-development training programmes for foreign domestic workers and lower-income women, and empower them to transform their lives through sustainable wealth creation.[1][2][3][4]

Aidha is the only NGO in Singapore that specialises in teaching domestic workers how to manage their money and start businesses.

History

In 2001, social activist Melissa Kwee and writer Audrey Chin started a financial literacy programme to help the domestic workers in Singapore to break out of their poverty cycle. The non-governmental organization UN Women Singapore was engaged to run the programme until it was stopped in 2005 due to reorganization. To continue the programme, some members of the UN Women Singapore decided to set up Aidha in 2006.[5]

Aidha is a Sanskrit word which means “That to which we aspire”.

Training programmes

The following courses are provided to help domestic workers develop savings habits and skills needed to start a sustainable business for their families.

-   Financial literacy course (such as Money management)
-   Computer literacy course
-   Leadership course
-   Entrepreneurial skills course

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title: Aidha

question: What country does Aidha serve?

answer: Aidha is a non-governmental organization in Singapore.

answer: Singapore

answer: Singapore

answer: Aidha is based in Singapore.

question: When was Aidha founded?

answer: 2006

answer: 2006

answer: Aidha was founded in 2006.

answer: 2006

question: What does Aidha mean?

answer: Aidha means "That to which we aspire".

answer: "That to which we aspire"

answer: Aidha is a Sanskrit word which means "That to which we aspire."

answer: Aidha is a Sanskrit word meaning "that to which we aspire." Aidha provides financial literacy and self-development training programmes for foreign domestic workers and lower-income women, empowering them to transform their lives through sustainable wealth creation.

text: The second part of this response can be omitted as it does not answer the question being asked.

refinement: Aidha is a Sanskrit word meaning "that to which we aspire."

question: Who founded Aidha?

answer: A group of UN Women Singapore members after that program was stopped in 2005 due to reorganization

answer: Melissa Kwee and Audrey Chin

answer: Melissa Kwee and Audrey Chin founded Aidha in 2006.

answer: Melissa Kwee and Audrey Chin

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Aidha is a non-governmental organization in Singapore that provides financial literacy and self-development training programs for foreign domestic workers and lower-income women. It was founded in 2006 by members of the UN Women Singapore.

answer: Aidha is a non-governmental organization in Singapore that provides financial literacy and self-development training programmes for foreign domestic workers and lower-income women. Aidha's programmes help domestic workers develop savings habits and skills needed to start a sustainable business for their families.

answer: Aidha is a non-governmental organization in Singapore, providing financial literacy and self-development programs for foreign domestic workers and lower-income women. It was formed in 2006 by members of UN Women Singapore after that organization was stopped due to reorganization.

answer: Aidha is a non-governmental organization that provides financial literacy and self-development training programmes to help domestic workers and lower-income women in Singapore. The courses aim to empower participants to transform their lives through sustainable wealth creation.


text:
This is a short story I wrote for a writing contest. I lost, but I liked this story so I figured I'd get some more opinions. Besides, just losing doesn't tell me how to improve.

Kosmonaut

Peace. Bleak, black, emptiness. Is there anything more to life than that?

I have been circling Earth for months now. I once knew what it was like on the surface. Going day to day, ambling from work to home and home to work. No thought, no excitement. Just life. I once thought there was nothing more than that. But now, seeing the universe and all of its glory from my minuscule metallic prison, I can see that I was wrong.

I feel I am a lost sentinel, a castaway guardian of the earth. Silently I watch as burning stars and glowing satellites fly past me. I observe everything, and nothing will touch me. Nothing can surpass me; and nothing has or ever will. I am the sole caretaker of the universe. I can see into the oblivion and sense and feel all that is around me. There is nothing I cannot bear witness to. The cold metal box I call home is the only barrier between me and the beyond. It is my citadel, my prison and my liberation. I cannot be touched by anything, only enlightenment. It is wonderful.

Floating weightlessly through my metal cocoon, I can stare into the vastness of space and know that I am alone and yet not alone. I can be no more alone anywhere than in space, thousands of miles from earth. Not a voice heard but my own; even my radio has died. The only face I see is in the mirror. I am only touched by filtered air. And yet being so close to worlds I do not know gives me hope that I am not as alone as I appear to be. The vastness that I view bestows upon me the knowledge of life not yet seen. I can feel it.

I look out the windows, beyond the fogged glass, and see nearly eternal blackness. There is no day in space. There is only light from one window, the one facing the sun. Perpetual sun. No setting. No night and no day. Out the other window, I can see into eternity. Every shining star, every galaxy and asteroid, every single speck of glowing space. I can see it all. And it is beautiful.

I realize my time in heaven is coming to an end. My mission was slated for only a year. That time bled away in an instant. A blink of an eye, and I am being taken away. A minuscule fish in a vast sea, being reeled in on a hook and line. Too soon. Too soon.

Knowing that I will lose my endless bliss is difficult to bear. As I sit and stare through the glass, I ponder ways of staying. I have no radio to contact Earth. Mankind is nonexistent here.

I am due back home in just a week's time. But there is no home to return to. I have thought long and hard about my life, both free and earth bound. Now, I don my suit.

Bound to my metal prison, I drift into nothingness. Through my visor I can see the stars and galaxies clearer than ever before. They surround me. I am not behind them; they are not in front of me. I am within them. I feel the strongest sense of peace and belonging. I am in nothing and nothing is in me. I am eternity.

I feel a tug as I reach the end of my tether. I detach the clip from my belt.

I am swimming in a sea of emptiness. The stars are all within sight, but never within my grasp. I can feel the weight of time pressing heavy on my chest. Eons bore through my skull. A millennia passes before my eyes. My life is irrelevant. I cherish it.

My angle changes, the earth covers the stars. One cloud covers most of the land; a milky charcoal mass smothering green life. Oceans, radiant blue against the blackness of space. Life on earth is rendered invisible. Insignificant. Nothing compares to the universe.

I can see into space and time. I am falling into oblivion. I can see my space pod drift away from me. All is gone. I am at peace. I am nothing and I am everything. I am eternity. Just before I drift out of sight, I hear the soft echo of radio static.

title: Kosmonaut

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

Who is the narrator?

answer: The unknown person prior to going to space.

text: All we know is that they are a person in space

answer: The narrator is a man in a space pod orbiting Earth. He sees the peace and grandeur of the universe and understands the insignificance of life on Earth. He detaches from his space pod before returning home and floating into oblivion, experiencing peace and purpose before he dies.

text: The first sentence is sufficient

refinement: The narrator is a man in a space pod orbiting Earth.

answer: A Kosmonaut in space

answer: A space explorer who has observed the universe.

answer: The narrator is a solitary astronaut who is the guardian of Earth from space.

text: The narrator calls himself a "guardian of earth" but this is figurative

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

Where is the story set?

answer: in space

text: Specifically in the narrator's space pod, and then outside it

refinement: In space in the narrator's space pod, and then outside it.

answer: The story is set in outer space.

text: Specifically in the narrator's space pod, and then outside it

refinement: The story is set in outer space in the narrator's space pod, and then outside it.

answer: In the narrator's space pod, inside the Earth's atmosphere.

text: The pod is in space

refinement: In the narrator's space pod in outer space.

text: At the end of the story, the narrator leaves the pod

refinement: In the narrator's space pod in outer space, and then outside of the pod.

answer: The story is set in outer space.

text: Specifically in the narrator's space pod, and then outside of it

refinement: The story is set in outer space in the narrator's space pod, and then outside of it.

answer: Somewhere in space, presumably in Earth orbit

text: Specifically in the narrator's space pod, and then outside it

refinement: Somewhere in space, presumably in Earth orbit, in the narrator's space pod, and then outside of it

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

How did the narrator get here?

answer: Most likely the narrator found himself in space for one reason or another. Whether that was being volunteered, self-volunteered, or drafted, he ended up in a minuscule metal space craft orbiting Earth.

text: All we know is that the narrator has been on a year-long mission in orbit

text: Provide a response

refinement: All we are told is that the narrator has been on a year-long mission in orbit

answer: The narrator has been on a year-long mission

answer: Presumably they were chosen to be a Kosmonaut.

text: True, but all we are told is that he's been on a year-long mission

refinement: Presumably they were chosen to be a Kosmonaut; all we are told is that he's been on a year-long mission in orbit.

answer: The narrator was sent to orbit Earth to observe it from space. After months of doing so, he realized there is more to life than on Earth. When his time is up, he decides to detach himself from his metal prison and drift into nothingness. The radio static that he hears before drifting out of sight signifies that his decision is significant.

text: We are not told the purpose of the mission, and his decision to detach himself is irrelevant

text: Provide a response

refinement: All we are told is that the narrator has been on a year-long mission in orbit

answer: Through a rocket?

text: Almost certainly true, but we don't know that from anything in the input

refinement: Probably via a rocket, but the input doesn't tell us how he came to space, only that he has been there for almost a year

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

In what time period does the story take place?

answer: Unclear

text: Except that it must be after the development of spaceflight

refinement: Unclear, except that it must be after the development of spaceflight

answer: The time period isn't stated, but at the time of writing the story, there seems to be radio still.

text: The existence of radio covers the entire history of space travel and then some, so it doesn't narrow the time period down at all

refinement: The time period isn't stated, but it must be after the development of spaceflight.

answer: The story takes place in the future.

text: Nothing in the input indicates it is the future

text: Provide a response

refinement: Sometime after the development of spaceflight

answer: The story takes place in the future.

text: Nothing in the input indicates it is the future

text: Provide a response

refinement: Sometime after the development of spaceflight

answer: It must be sometime after the development of space flight

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: After circling Earth for several months, the unnamed narrator falls back into space and feels a sense of peace and finality. Despite losing this peaceful existence among the stars, the narrator realizes that there is nothing more meaningful than life among the stars.

text: Very unclear description of events

text: Provide a response

refinement: The narrator has been in space for almost a year orbiting the Earth. He enjoys being alone in space and doesn't want to return to Earth, so he puts on his suit, leaves his pod, and releases his tether, drifting in space.

answer: The narrator, who lives in space in a gleaming metal pod, feels profoundly alone even though he sees massive galaxies all around him with innumerable stars. He decides to detach his escape pod, float out and into the eternity of space, and tastes the beautiful peace he's always felt there.

text: The narrator detaches his suit because he doesn't want to return to Earth

refinement: The narrator, who lives in space in a gleaming metal pod, feels profoundly alone even though he sees massive galaxies all around him with innumerable stars. Because he doesn't want to return to Earth, he decides to detach his suit, float out and into the eternity of space, and tastes the beautiful peace he's always felt there.

answer: This story recalls a man who has been living in space for months, and now he is preparing to return home. However, he realizes he does not want to leave the vastness of space behind and so commits suicide, choosing to remain in the infinity of the universe. Whether he will ever be found remains to be seen.

text: I'd remove the speculation about whether he will be found

refinement: This story recalls a man who has been living in space for months, and now he is preparing to return home. However, he realizes he does not want to leave the vastness of space behind and so commits suicide, choosing to remain in the infinity of the universe.

answer: The narrator is alone in a capsule in space, nearing the end of their one-year mission. They enjoy watching the universe from up there, and they don't want to return to Earth, so they go on a spacewalk and release their tether, drifting off into space.

answer: The narrator describes their experience being a astronaut in space. They soon realize they will lose their (estimated) a year mission and depart the ship.

text: The second sentence is very confusing and unclear

refinement: The narrator describes their experience being a astronaut in space.

text: Describe what the narrator does and why

refinement: The narrator describes their experience being a astronaut in space. He decides he doesn't want to return to Earth, so he goes on a spacewalk and releases his tether, drifting off into space.


text:
   He wasn't quite sure if he could still call himself a magician. He didn't really feel all that magical. Yet here Jack was, sitting on his bed, trying to pull something out of his hat.
   He had gotten the hat when he was a kid. He used to do all sorts of magic. Not particularly GOOD magic, but it was magic. As he got older though he became more and more self conscious of his mystical little hobby. Not that any one made fun of him for it, in fact he got a lot of praise for his magic tricks. He just decided that there were more practical uses of his time. But for some reason, today he really wanted to pull a rabbit out of thin air.

       He stuck his hand in and felt nothing. He was rusty.

   Jack thought back to his first performance at the 5th grade talent show. The crowd was amazed- or so he had thought. It wasn't until watching his mothers video tape of the performance years later that he realized that 'Jack the Magnificent' was only 'Jack the Pretty Good for an 11-year-old'. His biggest trick, a levitation spell, could only get him three feet off the ground. More adorable then magnificent.

   Tired of being patronized by his family and friends he sold most of his magical treasures in high school. The faberge dragon's egg he got from his dead grandmother brought in enough for him to get a car. 'The Mysterious Mittens of Midas' (an 8th birthday present that stopped working years ago) helped him rent a tux for prom. He decided to just give 'The False Pharaoh's Sarcophagus of Sacrilege' to the children's museum. The thing was so big he was just happy to get rid of it. They were pretty irritated when they found out it was cursed but come on- just look at it's name. It shouldn't have taken 2 possessions for them to figure out what was up. The only items that he decided to keep were the hat and a jar that held the first pixie he ever summoned. He had kept them for mostly for sentimental reasons (they were also the easiest to fit in the closet). But the pixie had escaped at some point, but Jack's Mom swore it was still in the house somewhere.

   His parents had been pretty supportive of the whole "I want to be a mystical conduit" thing when he was a kid, but then again they were pretty supportive of everything he did. He was currently a manager at local department store, and Mom and Dad just seemed happy that he capable of taking care of himself. The job payed pretty well and he was proud of working his way up from a cashier position. His hobby had actually proved to be of some help in getting him there: When a couple boxes from a shipment had gone missing Jack used an enchanted tome he found on eBay (either 'Jupiter's Judgment' or 'Issitoq's Intuition'- he couldn't remember what it was called now) to find that the boxes had fallen behind one the shelves in the back. Corporate was so impressed they decided to give him the assistant manager's job after they quit to go work at iHop.

   Jack was pretty content, but he was also pretty bored. Maybe that's why he was spending his one day off this week trying to pull a rabbit out this old hat.

   He started trying to remember why he had wanted to become a magician: To understand the unknown? To create that which didn't yet exist and command powers capable of altering the very fabric of the universe? Probably the same reasons any kid wanted to be a magician. As a boy he had dreamed of being one of the greats, a mighty sorcerer capable of changing the world. However, as he got older he realized that there was a much higher chance that he would fail and just become another wizard living at home with his parents. So he decide to just alter his dreams. Instead of conquering the mysteries of the world, he decided he could still be happy with having a good retirement plan.

   And he was happy. He had security, which was more then a lot of people had in the current economy. And being magician was risky- dangerous even. A couple of friends back in his hometown were still trying to make it big- one had accidentally caught his dad's yard on fire trying to deal with a squirrel problem and another had recently grown a permanent third eye (good luck with any future job interviews with that thing on your forehead). So why was he sitting here, wasting his Saturday trying to make something out of nothing?

   Maybe it was because, after graduating and leaving home, he wasn't feeling so special anymore. He wasn't the center of his parents world, he wasn't the center or anyone's world. He had a lot responsibility at work but he was easily replaceable. He was started to get frustrated, he had been digging around this hat for about ten minutes now and he hadn't been able to find anything. What was he trying to accomplish here? It's not like a rabbit was going to make him feel any better any way.

   But then Jack started doing something he hadn't done in quite some time: he started to wonder. What if there wasn't a rabbit in this hat?
       What if it was something else entirely?
   What if there was an ancient vessel inside, a home for a forgotten god? What if it was a vial containing a serum that made people forget their middle name? What if instead of a rabbit he pulled out a flower that smelled like hellfire?  Or what if inside this old hat was an even older hat that when worn would transform him into someone that wasn't afraid of asking out Sarah at work?
   He pulled his hand out of the hat and hesitated. He hadn't properly considered the possibilities, something horrible could happen.

       Or something amazing.

   He paused. Then, trying not think, he stuck his hand into the hat reaching as far as he could. The brim of the hat met his shoulder and he finally got a hold of what was in the hat

       He grabbed it tightly, pulled it out, and turned the nothing into a something.

title: The Not-So-Magnificent

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

Summarize the source of tension in the story.

answer: The source of tension in the story is a conflict between Jack's life and his hobby. He is a store manager at a department store and is content with his lifestyle. He also felt boring with little fulfillment in life. He used to dream as a kid of being a great magician. He stopped pursuing that dream due to the high level of risk. He used to do magic tricks on the talent show growing up. He had a handful of tricks that used to impress everyone in school - for years. He used to pull a rabbit out of a hat or levitate stories above the ground. However, as he grew older, he became more pragmatic and rational. He became less excited when he pulled a rabbit from the hat. He started doing something he hadn't done in quite some time: wondering if there was a rabbit in the hat. This time he pulls a rabbit from the hat.

text: Strange choice of words

refinement: The source of tension in the story is a conflict between Jack's life and his hobby. He is a store manager at a department store and is content with his lifestyle. He's also bored with little fulfillment in life. He used to dream as a kid of being a great magician. He stopped pursuing that dream due to the high level of risk. He used to do magic tricks on the talent show growing up. He had a handful of tricks that used to impress everyone in school - for years. He used to pull a rabbit out of a hat or levitate stories above the ground. However, as he grew older, he became more pragmatic and rational. He became less excited when he pulled a rabbit from the hat. He started doing something he hadn't done in quite some time: wondering if there was a rabbit in the hat. This time he pulls a rabbit from the hat.

text: He only levitated three feet off the ground

refinement: The source of tension in the story is a conflict between Jack's life and his hobby. He is a store manager at a department store and is content with his lifestyle. He's also bored with little fulfillment in life. He used to dream as a kid of being a great magician. He stopped pursuing that dream due to the high level of risk. He used to do magic tricks on the talent show growing up. He had a handful of tricks that used to impress everyone in school - for years. He used to pull a rabbit out of a hat or levitate above the ground. However, as he grew older, he became more pragmatic and rational. He became less excited when he pulled a rabbit from the hat. He started doing something he hadn't done in quite some time: wondering if there was a rabbit in the hat. This time he pulls a rabbit from the hat.

text: The story doesn't say what he pulls out of the hat

refinement: The source of tension in the story is a conflict between Jack's life and his hobby. He is a store manager at a department store and is content with his lifestyle. He's also bored with little fulfillment in life. He used to dream as a kid of being a great magician. He stopped pursuing that dream due to the high level of risk. He used to do magic tricks on the talent show growing up. He had a handful of tricks that used to impress everyone in school - for years. He used to pull a rabbit out of a hat or levitate above the ground. However, as he grew older, he became more pragmatic and rational. He became less excited when he pulled a rabbit from the hat. He started doing something he hadn't done in quite some time: wondering if there was a rabbit in the hat.

answer: The main character, Jack, is struggling to find a purpose in life. He is bored and dissatisfied with his job, and is trying to find a way to make himself feel special again. The story ends with him finding something.

answer: Jack has been feeling bored with his life. He's been working as a manager at a department store for a while now, and he's feeling like he's not special anymore. He's thinking about his childhood and how he used to be a magician. He wants to feel special again, so he decides to try to pull a rabbit out of his hat. He's been trying for a while now, and he's frustrated because he hasn't been able to find anything. He wonders if he's doing this for the right reasons, and then he wonders what if there's nothing in the hat? He's afraid that if he finds nothing, it will be a disappointment.

answer: The main character, Jack, is struggling to find a purpose in life. He is bored and dissatisfied with his job, and is trying to find a way to make himself feel special again. He spends his time trying to pull a rabbit from a hat, but the rabbit is just a metaphor for his search for a purpose, and the story ends with him finding something.

answer: Jack is fascinated with creating magic, but is becoming less interested in it as he invests more of himself in his career. As he continually fulfills his boss' expectations, Jack finds his dreams less vibrant. Balancing this, Jack feels like his dreams are becoming outlandish, and he wants to treat them, for lack of a better term, more seriously. Jack is also sitting on his bed trying to produce a rabbit out of thin air. This is moderately frustrating for him, and ticks off the clock to clock the ratio of the time he still has in the day-to-complete-the-aforementioned annoyance. Jack has an epiphany: he wants to try to make something interesting, terrifying, or at least meaningful out of the rabbit in his hat. The author describes it as his typical Brooklyn upbringing finally coating his personality to the point that, "Certainly not bordering on the homoerotic, but still a little less masculine." He takes this to the next level and chooses to do just that, the way all good stories do- by the second the protagonist takes action.

text: Fabricated quote

refinement: Jack is fascinated with creating magic, but is becoming less interested in it as he invests more of himself in his career. As he continually fulfills his boss' expectations, Jack finds his dreams less vibrant. Balancing this, Jack feels like his dreams are becoming outlandish, and he wants to treat them, for lack of a better term, more seriously. Jack is also sitting on his bed trying to produce a rabbit out of thin air. This is moderately frustrating for him, and ticks off the clock to clock the ratio of the time he still has in the day-to-complete-the-aforementioned annoyance. Jack has an epiphany: he wants to try to make something interesting, terrifying, or at least meaningful out of the rabbit in his hat. He takes this to the next level and chooses to do just that, the way all good stories do- by the second the protagonist takes action.

text: Adds no value

refinement: Jack is fascinated with creating magic, but is becoming less interested in it as he invests more of himself in his career. As he continually fulfills his boss' expectations, Jack finds his dreams less vibrant. Balancing this, Jack feels like his dreams are becoming outlandish, and he wants to treat them, for lack of a better term, more seriously. Jack is also sitting on his bed trying to produce a rabbit out of thin air. This is moderately frustrating for him, and ticks off the clock to clock the ratio of the time he still has in the day-to-complete-the-aforementioned annoyance. Jack has an epiphany: he wants to try to make something interesting, terrifying, or at least meaningful out of the rabbit in his hat.

answer:
The source of tension in the story is a conflict between Jack's life and his career. He is a store manager at a department store and is content with his lifestyle. He also felt boring with little fulfillment in life. He used to dream as a kid of being a great magician. He stopped pursuing that dream due to the high level of risk. He used to do magic tricks on the talent show growing up. He had a handful of tricks that used to impress everyone in school - for years. He used to pull a rabbit out of a hat or levitate stories above the ground. However, as he grew older, he became more pragmatic and rational. He became less excited when he pulled a rabbit from the hat. He started doing something he hadn't done in quite some time: wondering if there was a rabbit in the hat.
He's used to not seeing the rabbit.

text: Strange wording

refinement:
The source of tension in the story is a conflict between Jack's life and his career. He is a store manager at a department store and is content with his lifestyle. He's bored with little fulfillment in life. He used to dream as a kid of being a great magician. He stopped pursuing that dream due to the high level of risk. He used to do magic tricks on the talent show growing up. He had a handful of tricks that used to impress everyone in school - for years. He used to pull a rabbit out of a hat or levitate stories above the ground. However, as he grew older, he became more pragmatic and rational. He became less excited when he pulled a rabbit from the hat. He started doing something he hadn't done in quite some time: wondering if there was a rabbit in the hat.
He's used to not seeing the rabbit.

text: This doesn't make sense

refinement: The source of tension in the story is a conflict between Jack's life and his career. He is a store manager at a department store and is content with his lifestyle. He's bored with little fulfillment in life. He used to dream as a kid of being a great magician. He stopped pursuing that dream due to the high level of risk. He used to do magic tricks on the talent show growing up. He had a handful of tricks that used to impress everyone in school - for years. He used to pull a rabbit out of a hat or levitate stories above the ground. However, as he grew older, he became more pragmatic and rational. He became less excited when he pulled a rabbit from the hat. He started doing something he hadn't done in quite some time: wondering if there was a rabbit in the hat.

answer: Jack is fascinated with creating magic, but is becoming less interested in it as he invests more of himself in his career. As he continually fulfills his boss' expectations, Jack finds his dreams less vibrant. Balancing this, Jack feels like his dreams are becoming outlandish, and he wants to treat them, for lack of a better term, more seriously. Jack is also sitting on his bed trying to elicit something special and mysterious from his carefully hoarded hat. This is moderately frustrating for him, and ticks off the clock to clock the ratio of the time he still has in the day-to-complete-the-aforementioned annoyance. Jack has an epiphany: why doesn't he try to make something interesting, terrifying, or at least meaningful out of the rabbit in his hat? He chooses to do just that, and the story proceeds- the way all good stories do- the second the the protagonist takes action.

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

Compare and contrast why Jack wanted to do magic in the first place, and what is deterring him now.

answer: Those early days of wanting to do magic, back when he was a young boy, had nothing more than childish wonder to him, being unaware of the responsibility that truly owning magic would bring. Now as he is older, he realized that there is a chance of failure and that would be a disservice to the community. Another thing that is deterring him is what has become of a familiar friend of his: They had uncontrollable luck with their magic, but because of such bad luck, he saw something that stuck out in Jack's mind and made him conclude going for a different dream.

answer: While Jack still has the instinctual desire to do magic with his childhood wonder at the wonders in the world, cynicism and fear of failure is what's dictating his motives.

text: Badly worded

refinement: While Jack still has the instinctual desire to do magic, cynicism, and fear of failure dictate his current motives.

answer: When he was younger, he wanted to be a magician because he wanted to understand the unknown. Now, he wants to do magic because he is bored and frustrated.

answer: Now as he is older, he realized that there is a chance of failure and that would be a disservice to the community. In his younger days his parents were more than supportive of his hobbies, but then again they are pretty supportive of anything he does.

text: This doesn't make sense

refinement: In his younger days his parents were more than supportive of his hobbies, but then again they are pretty supportive of anything he does.

text: Does not fully answer the question

refinement: In his younger days, his parents were more than supportive of his hobbies, but then again they are pretty supportive of anything he does. Now boredom drives him to renew his interest in magic.

answer: Jack was a kid when he first started doing magic. He was a very good magician, but his tricks were not really that great. He was happy to be praised for his talents, but he wanted to be great. As a kid, he dreamed of being a great sorcerer, someone who could change the world. As he grew up, he realized that there was a higher chance of failure than success, and he decided to alter his dreams. He wanted to be a great sorcerer, but not be one of the greats. He wanted to be happy with having a good retirement plan.

text: This makes no sense and adds no value.

refinement: Jack was a kid when he first started doing magic. He was a very good magician, but his tricks were not really that great. He was happy to be praised for his talents, but he wanted to be great. As a kid, he dreamed of being a great sorcerer, someone who could change the world. As he grew up, he realized that there was a higher chance of failure than success, and he decided to alter his dreams.

text: Contradictory and repetitive.

refinement: Jack was a kid when he first started doing magic. As a kid, he dreamed of being a great sorcerer, someone who could change the world. As he grew up, he realized that there was a higher chance of failure than success, and he decided to alter his dreams.

answer: Jack was a kid when he first started doing magic. He was a very good magician, but his tricks were not really that great. He was happy to be praised for his talents, but he wanted to be great. As a kid, he dreamed of being a great sorcerer, someone who could change the world. As he grew up, he realized that there was a higher chance of failure than success, and he decided to alter his dreams. He wanted to be a great sorcerer, but not be one of the greats. He wanted to be happy with having a good retirement plan.

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

Explain some facets of Jack's childhood that contributed to the career path he ended up pursuing.

answer: He was a fan of magic as a kid but his parents were supportive of all his pursuits.

text: Doesn't fully answer the question

refinement: Jack's parents were supportive of anything he did. They were happy that he was able to take care of himself, and they were proud of the way he worked his way up from a cashier position. He also used his hobby to get himself a good job.

answer: Close to his grandmother's death from an illness, and the grandiosity of a lot of the nursery rhymes and fairy tales, he became fascinated with magic. At eleven, he attended his first magic show, and was instantly hooked. He started buying magic gear to perform home tricks, and at seventeen, attended his first real magic show, to which he already had a few tricks of his own. Thanks to his family's liberal temperament, they supported him, albeit differently.

text: This is totally made up

refinement: At eleven, he attended his first magic show and was instantly hooked. He started buying magic gear to perform home tricks, and at seventeen, attended his first real magic show, to which he already had a few tricks of his own. Thanks to his family's liberal temperament, they supported him, albeit differently.

answer: Jack's parents were supportive of anything he did. They were happy that he was able to take care of himself, and they were proud of the way he worked his way up from a cashier position. He also used his hobby to get himself a good job.

answer: A significant aspect of Jack's childhood, second only to having supportive parents and wanting to achieve magicking as a child, would be the constant stream of "you're great" comments of those around him. Jack's parents often praised everything he did unconditionally, no matter how ordinary it may have seemed at the time. This list includes his performance at the 5th grade talent show and getting the highest grades in maths in his class.

text: There is no evidence that he received the highest grades in maths.

refinement: A significant aspect of Jack's childhood, second only to having supportive parents and wanting to achieve magicking as a child, would be the constant stream of "you're great" comments of those around him. Jack's parents often praised everything he did unconditionally, no matter how ordinary it may have seemed at the time. This list includes his performance at the 5th grade talent show.

answer:
A significant aspect of Jack's childhood, second only to having supportive parents and wanting to achieve magicking as a child, would be the constant stream of "you're great" comments of those around him. Jack's parents often praised everything he did unconditionally, no matter how ordinary it may have seemed at the time. This list includes his performance at the 5th grade talent show and getting the highest grades in maths in his class.

The love and support of his current family and friends aided Jack in finding a relatively respectable path for himself in life. Jack was an 11-year-old boy with fancy footwear and a black robe, delighting the crowd with his tricks. This would lead Jack over the course of a few years to sell off most of his possessions he believed would help him past the mundane responsibilities of adulthood into that of a career that would represent the earliest desires in his childhood. The magic tricks were seen by many to be just an annoying habit of an early-aging boy taking an inordinate amount of time away from his studies, but for Jack's parents-it was great to know that their child had a dream to follow. Jack wanted to be great, but he also wanted his entire family to love him unconditionally. In order to make that happen, Jack found himself willing to face the fires of life to realize it.

text: There is no evidence that he received the highest maths grades

refinement:
A significant aspect of Jack's childhood, second only to having supportive parents and wanting to achieve magicking as a child, would be the constant stream of "you're great" comments of those around him. Jack's parents often praised everything he did unconditionally, no matter how ordinary it may have seemed at the time. This list includes his performance at the 5th grade talent show.

The love and support of his current family and friends aided Jack in finding a relatively respectable path for himself in life. Jack was an 11-year-old boy with fancy footwear and a black robe, delighting the crowd with his tricks. This would lead Jack over the course of a few years to sell off most of his possessions he believed would help him past the mundane responsibilities of adulthood into that of a career that would represent the earliest desires in his childhood. The magic tricks were seen by many to be just an annoying habit of an early-aging boy taking an inordinate amount of time away from his studies, but for Jack's parents-it was great to know that their child had a dream to follow. Jack wanted to be great, but he also wanted his entire family to love him unconditionally. In order to make that happen, Jack found himself willing to face the fires of life to realize it.

answer: Close to his grandmother's death from an illness, and the grandiosity of a lot of the nursery rhymes and fairy tales, he became fascinated with magic. At eleven, he attended his first magic show, and was instantly hooked. He started buying magic gear to perform home tricks and grew to have experience of realizing that performing them requires some all-natural talent .. Thanks to his family's liberal temperament, they supported him, albeit differently.

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

Summarize how Jack resolves his feelings.

answer: At first he seems to be moping and apathetic about his ability to see magic, clutching to his items for the benefits but not wanting to learn anything new. Then, he remembers that he is allowed to wonder and speculate about what could come out of the hat. After he finally pulls out a rabbit, his on-lookers are supportive and happy. The rabbit represents potential and hope, two things Jack feels he needs in his life.

answer: He doesn't resolve his feelings. He doesn't find anything in the hat and is frustrated. He decides to wonder what if there wasn't a rabbit in this hat? What if there was an ancient vessel inside, a home for a forgotten god? What if it was a vial containing a serum that made people forget their middle name? What if instead of a rabbit he pulled out a flower that smelled like hellfire? Or what if inside this old hat was an even older hat that when worn would transform him into someone that wasn't afraid of asking out Sarah at work?

text: Clumsy sentence structure

refinement: He doesn't resolve his feelings. He doesn't find anything in the hat and is frustrated. He starts to wonder whether there is a rabbit in this hat at all? What if there was an ancient vessel inside, a home for a forgotten god? What if it was a vial containing a serum that made people forget their middle name? What if instead of a rabbit he pulled out a flower that smelled like hellfire? Or what if inside this old hat was an even older hat that when worn would transform him into someone that wasn't afraid of asking out Sarah at work?

answer: Jack repeatedly tries to pull a rabbit out of his hat, but does not succeed. He becomes frustrated, feeling nostalgic, and questions if there is something else in the hat that could vastly improve his life. He finally decides to pull the rabbit out, and starts thinking of even more outrageous fantasies.

text: He can't pull out what isn't there

refinement: Jack repeatedly tries to pull a rabbit out of his hat but does not succeed. He becomes frustrated, feeling nostalgic, and questions if there is something else in the hat that could vastly improve his life. When he doesn't find the rabbit he starts thinking of even more outrageous fantasies.

answer: He doesn't find anything in the hat and is frustrated. He decides to wonder what if there wasn't a rabbit in this hat? What if there was an ancient vessel inside, a home for a forgotten god? What if it was a vial containing a serum that made people forget their middle name? What if instead of a rabbit he pulled out a flower that smelled like hellfire? Or what if inside this old hat was an even older hat that when worn would transform him into someone that wasn't afraid of asking out Sarah at work?

answer: Jack is sitting on his bed, trying to pull a rabbit out of his hat. He has been trying for at least ten minutes, but he hasn't found anything. He starts wondering what would happen if he were to pull something else out of the hat. He decides to just not think and stick his hand into the hat. He grabs something and pulls it out.

answer: Jack repeatedly tries to pull a rabbit out of his hat, but does not succeed. He becomes frustrated, feeling nostalgic, and questions if there is something else in the hat that could vastly improve his life. He finally decides to pull the rabbit out, and starts thinking of even more outrageous fantasies. It turns out there actually was no rabbit in the hat.