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[Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com Burlington Central's Rebecca Gerke (50) knocks down one of her early points over Kaneland center Bailey Crimmins (55) Friday at Burlington Central during the girls basketball game for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.]
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Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com Burlington Central's Rebecca Gerke (50) knocks down one of her early points over Kaneland center Bailey Crimmins (55) Friday at Burlington Central during the girls basketball game for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.
[Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com Burlington Central's Shelby Holt (12) slides between Kaneland center Bailey Crimmins (55) and guard Jamie Martens (3) Friday at Burlington Central during the girls basketball game for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.]
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Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com Burlington Central's Shelby Holt (12) slides between Kaneland center Bailey Crimmins (55) and guard Jamie Martens (3) Friday at Burlington Central during the girls basketball game for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.
[Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com Kaneland guard Camri Conley (5) slips up court past Burlington Central's Kayla Ross (4) Friday at Burlington Central during the girls basketball game for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.]
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Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com Kaneland guard Camri Conley (5) slips up court past Burlington Central's Kayla Ross (4) Friday at Burlington Central during the girls basketball game for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.
[Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe and his team watch as the season comes to an end Friday at Burlington Central during the girls basketball game for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.]
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Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe and his team watch as the season comes to an end Friday at Burlington Central during the girls basketball game for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.
[Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe consoles Kaneland center Bailey Crimmins (55) at the end of the game Friday at Burlington Central during the girls basketball game for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.]
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Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe consoles Kaneland center Bailey Crimmins (55) at the end of the game Friday at Burlington Central during the girls basketball game for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.
[Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com Kaneland center Bailey Crimmins (55) dives over Burlington Central's Rebecca Gerke (50) while they battle for a loose ball Friday at Burlington Central during the girls basketball game for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.]
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Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com Kaneland center Bailey Crimmins (55) dives over Burlington Central's Rebecca Gerke (50) while they battle for a loose ball Friday at Burlington Central during the girls basketball game for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.
[Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com Burlington Central's Rebecca Gerke (50) knocks down a shot by Kaneland guard Camri Conley (5) Friday at Burlington Central during the girls basketball game for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.]
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Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com Burlington Central's Rebecca Gerke (50) knocks down a shot by Kaneland guard Camri Conley (5) Friday at Burlington Central during the girls basketball game for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.

BURLINGTON – Kaneland knew what it had to do.

A fast start on both ends of the ball, but do what it could to try and take the Burlington Central crowd out of Friday's IHSA Class 3A Burlington Central Regional championship.   The Rockets stole every part of that idea.

Burlington Central jumped all over Kaneland with pressure defense from the opening tip off, to defeat the Knights, 49-30, to end Kaneland's season.

"I tip my hat to (Burlington Central)," Colombe said. "They locked us up really well defensively. Believe it or not, I was very pleased with the way we defended them for the most part. They just really took it to us defensively, and I told the girls that it wasn't a lack of effort or anything like that, but sometimes you just run into a really good team and have to tip your hat."

Kaneland (23-5) trailed by nine after one quarter and that Burlington Central (25-4) defensive pressure carried over into quarter No. 2.

The Rockets limited Kaneland (23-5) to just one, yes one, point the entire quarter. A free throw by Vanessa Gould at the 3:53 mark was the only ball the Knights saw go through the basket, which translated into a 29-9 halftime deficit.

Kaneland had a difficult time offensively for most of the night, but the frustration culminated in that second quarter when the lead grew to an eventual insurmountable amount.

Burlington Central point guard Kayla Ross ignited the stellar defensive effort that forced 19 Kaneland turnovers, 13 of which came in the first half. Ross's job? Do what she could to contain Knights' senior point guard Camri Conley.

Conley scored all five of her points in the fourth quarter, once the game was well out of reach.

"They just played such good pressure defense," Conley said. "Anything that they are normally really good at, whether it was help side, double-teaming, pressuring the ball or rebounding, everything was just such good, straight-up defense. It made it very difficult for us tonight."

Colombe said his team's primary focus coming into the ballgame was to limit the 3-point shooting of the Rockets. Burlington Central made 11 3-pointers in its semifinal win over Rochelle, and the Knights held them to just three, on seven attempts Friday night.

"It's pick your poison with them," Colombe said. "We did a great job of limiting them there, but they found other ways to beat us and it really all started with their defense."

Kylie Modaff (two 3-pointers) and Bailey Crimmins led Kaneland with six points apiece in the loss.

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

What is the IHSA?

answer: The IHSA is a Class 3A regional championship.

text: This is incorrect--it isn't explicitly stated what the IHSA is.

text: Empty answer.

answer: Information not found.

answer: It is the governing body that oversees this girls' basketball game.

text: Unattested.

text: Empty answer.

answer: The IHSA is an organization that governs high school sports in Illinois.

text: Unattested.

text: Empty answer.

answer: the article doesn't say but it seems to be an acronym for "Illinois High School Association."

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

What does Class 3A refer to?

answer: It's the playees field and sport in Class 3A but we are not told in what state.

text: Answer does not make sense.

text: Empty answer.

refinement: It isn't explicitly stated, but it seems to be some sort of division for sports teams.

answer: It is the grouping of teams that play against each other.

answer: Class 3A refers to the classification of the girls basketball game.

answer: It does not say for certain, however Class 3A seems to stand for "group 3, class A" and could it could logically be translated as "third grade, class A". Class 3A, while in sports means next level, higher-tier, players etc.

text: This answer does not actually provide any clarification on the term, nor does it draw from evidence in the text.

text: Empty answer.

refinement: While it is not explicitly defined, it seems to be a grouping of girls basketball teams that play against each other.

answer: Class 3A refers to the classification for girls basketball in the state tournament.

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

Summarize all the information relating to Kaneland.

answer: Kaneland lost its regional championship game to Burlington Central by a score of 49-30. Kaneland was behind by nine after one quarter and could only score one point in the second quarter. Kaneland struggled offensively throughout the game, turning the ball over frequently. Burlington Central's point guard Kayla Ross contributed to the pressure defense by limiting Camri Conley. Kaneland did a good job of limiting Burlington Central's three-point shooting, but was still ultimately defeated.

answer: The team is called Kaneland, which lost the game against Burlington Central - the game is for the regional title. Kaneland is 23-5, while Burlington Central is 25-4. Kaneland wants to pressure with both offensive and defense when the game starts. But they have another method of playing well too. Camri Conley scored all of her points in the fourth quarter of the game. Kayla Ross is the spiker who was given the task of stopping Camri Conley.

text: Doesn't mention the score of the game.

refinement: The team is called Kaneland, which lost the game against Burlington Central with a score of 49-30 - the game is for the regional title. Kaneland is 23-5, while Burlington Central is 25-4. Kaneland wants to pressure with both offensive and defense when the game starts. But they have another method of playing well too. Camri Conley scored all of her points in the fourth quarter of the game. Kayla Ross is the spiker who was given the task of stopping Camri Conley.

text: Doesn't mention that Kaneland failed to score more than a single point in the second quarter.

refinement: The team is called Kaneland, which lost the game against Burlington Central with a score of 49-30 - the game is for the regional title. Kaneland only scored one point in the entire second quarter. Kaneland is 23-5, while Burlington Central is 25-4. Kaneland wants to pressure with both offensive and defense when the game starts. But they have another method of playing well too. Camri Conley scored all of her points in the fourth quarter of the game. Kayla Ross is the spiker who was given the task of stopping Camri Conley.

text: The significance of the numbers given to each team (23-5 and 25-4) is unclear and should be omitted.

refinement: The team is called Kaneland, which lost the game against Burlington Central with a score of 49-30 - the game is for the regional title. Kaneland only scored one point in the entire second quarter. Kaneland wants to pressure with both offensive and defense when the game starts. But they have another method of playing well too. Camri Conley scored all of her points in the fourth quarter of the game. Kayla Ross is the spiker who was given the task of stopping Camri Conley.

text: The details about Kaneland's method of playing are unnecessary.

refinement: The team is called Kaneland, which lost the game against Burlington Central with a score of 49-30 - the game is for the regional title. Kaneland only scored one point in the entire second quarter. Camri Conley scored all of her points in the fourth quarter of the game. Kayla Ross is the spiker who was given the task of stopping Camri Conley.

answer: Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe was pleased with how his team performed that night, except for the last quarter. Kaneland center Bailey Crimmins had a difficult time throughout the night. Coach Colombe said his team's main goal was to keep the 3-point field goal percentage of Burlington Central, but they also succeeded in the position they had defensively.

text: Does not mention the outcome of the game.

refinement: Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe was pleased with how his team performed that night, except for the last quarter. Kaneland center Bailey Crimmins had a difficult time throughout the night. Coach Colombe said his team's main goal was to keep the 3-point field goal percentage of Burlington Central, but they also succeeded in the position they had defensively. Kaneland was defeated 49-30.

text: Does not mention what the match was.

refinement: Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe was pleased with how his team performed in the match against Burlington Central, except for the last quarter. Kaneland center Bailey Crimmins had a difficult time throughout the night. Coach Colombe said his team's main goal was to keep the 3-point field goal percentage of Burlington Central, but they also succeeded in the position they had defensively. Kaneland was defeated 49-30.

text: Does not mention the events of the second quarter.

refinement: Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe was pleased with how his team performed in the match against Burlington Central, except for the last quarter. During the second quarter, Kaneland only managed to score a single point. Kaneland center Bailey Crimmins had a difficult time throughout the night. Coach Colombe said his team's main goal was to keep the 3-point field goal percentage of Burlington Central, but they also succeeded in the position they had defensively. Kaneland was defeated 49-30.

answer: Kaneland advanced to the regional championship game despite being outplayed in every aspect by Burlington Central. Kaneland struggled offensively and defensively, and ultimately lost 49-30 to Burlington Central. The Knights turned the ball over 13 times throughout the course of the game, with Camri Conley scoring 5 of those points in the final quarter. Kaneland's primary focus was to limit the 3-point shooting of Burlington Central, and while they were successful in this area, it was not enough to keep them from ultimately losing the game.

text: Doesn't mention the events of the second quarter.

refinement: Kaneland advanced to the regional championship game despite being outplayed in every aspect by Burlington Central. Kaneland struggled offensively and defensively, and ultimately lost 49-30 to Burlington Central. The Knights turned the ball over 13 times throughout the course of the game, with Camri Conley scoring 5 of those points in the final quarter. During the second quarter, they only managed to score a single point. Kaneland's primary focus was to limit the 3-point shooting of Burlington Central, and while they were successful in this area, it was not enough to keep them from ultimately losing the game.

answer: Kaneland Knights had to win the girls' basketball game against the Burlington Central Rockets in the IHSA Class 3A regional title match. Kaneland lost the match 49-30. Ernie Colombe, their coach, felt that his team defended well, but that Burlington Central was a really good team. Kaneland had a difficult time defensively and in the second quarter the lead grew insurmountable. Colombe said his team's primary focus coming into the game was to limit the 3-point shooting of the Rockets. He noted that they found other ways to beat them.

text: Last sentence is misleading--makes it sound like Kaneland won.

refinement: Kaneland Knights had to win the girls' basketball game against the Burlington Central Rockets in the IHSA Class 3A regional title match. Kaneland lost the match 49-30. Ernie Colombe, their coach, felt that his team defended well, but that Burlington Central was a really good team. Kaneland had a difficult time defensively and in the second quarter the lead grew insurmountable. Colombe said his team's primary focus coming into the game was to limit the 3-point shooting of the Rockets.

text: Doesn't mention why the lead grew in the second quarter.

refinement: Kaneland Knights had to win the girls' basketball game against the Burlington Central Rockets in the IHSA Class 3A regional title match. Kaneland lost the match 49-30. Ernie Colombe, their coach, felt that his team defended well, but that Burlington Central was a really good team. Kaneland had a difficult time defensively and in the second quarter the lead grew insurmountable, with Kaneland only managing to score a single point. Colombe said his team's primary focus coming into the game was to limit the 3-point shooting of the Rockets.

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

Summarize all the information relating to Burlington Central.

answer: The Burlington Central Rockets were victorious in Friday's IHSA Class 3A Burlington Central Regional championship. The Rockets' defense forced 19 turnovers from Kaneland in the first half. They limited Kaneland to just 3 3-pointers on the night. Kayla Ross was key for the Rockets' defensive effort, guarding Kaneland's Camri Conley.

answer: Burlington Central defeated Kaneland by a score of 49-30 in their IHSA Class 3A Regional Championship game. The Rockets pressured the Knights defensively, which limited Kaneland significantly at both ends of the floor. At the end of the night, Burlington Central held the Knights scoreless for one quarter, while also limiting their three-point shooting. Burlington Central was ultimately the better team on this night.

answer: Burlington Central played against Kaneland in the IHSA Class 3A regional title match. They jumped all over Kaneland with pressure defense from the opening tip off. They defeated Kaneland 49-30. Burlington Central point guard Kayla Ross ignited the stellar defensive effort by containing Knights' senior point guard Camri Conley.

text: The phrase "they jumped all over Kaneland" is vague.

refinement: Burlington Central played against Kaneland in the IHSA Class 3A regional title match. They applied pressure defense from the opening tip off and even prevented Kaneland from scoring during the second quarter. They defeated Kaneland 49-30. Burlington Central point guard Kayla Ross ignited the stellar defensive effort by containing Knights' senior point guard Camri Conley.

answer: Burlington Central (25-4) a strong defensive team who run a full court press. They defeated Kaneland (23-5) in a rout, 49-30 in the IHSA Class 3A game.

text: The significance of the numbers given to each team (23-5 and 25-4) is unclear and should be omitted.

refinement: Burlington Central a strong defensive team who run a full court press. They defeated Kaneland in a rout, 49-30 in the IHSA Class 3A game.

text: Missing verb in first sentence.

refinement: Burlington Central is a strong defensive team who run a full court press. They defeated Kaneland in a rout, 49-30 in the IHSA Class 3A game.

text: There isn't any mention of their gameplay during the match.

refinement: Burlington Central is a strong defensive team who run a full court press. They defeated Kaneland in a rout, 49-30 in the IHSA Class 3A game. They locked Kaneland up defensively, even preventing them from scoring more than a single point in the second quarter.

answer: Burlington Central jumped to an early lead in the first quarter of the game. They had better ball handling skills than Kaneland. They were playing great on defense. Their 2.5 point guard, Ross, did well restricting Kaneland's 2.0-point guard, Conley. Courtney's last basket was scored in the 4th quarter.

text: Doesn't mention the second quarter.

refinement: Burlington Central jumped to an early lead in the first quarter of the game. They had better ball handling skills than Kaneland. They were playing great on defense, preventing Kaneland from scoring more than a single point in the second quarter. Their 2.5 point guard, Ross, did well restricting Kaneland's 2.0-point guard, Conley. Courtney's last basket was scored in the 4th quarter.

text: The answer for some reason changes Conley's name to Courtney.

refinement: Burlington Central jumped to an early lead in the first quarter of the game. They had better ball handling skills than Kaneland. They were playing great on defense, preventing Kaneland from scoring more than a single point in the second quarter. Their 2.5 point guard, Ross, did well restricting Kaneland's 2.0-point guard, Conley. Conley's last basket was scored in the 4th quarter.

text: Conley plays for Kaneland, and should not be mentioned here.

refinement: Burlington Central jumped to an early lead in the first quarter of the game. They had better ball handling skills than Kaneland. They were playing great on defense, preventing Kaneland from scoring more than a single point in the second quarter. Their 2.5 point guard, Ross, did well restricting Kaneland's 2.0-point guard, Conley.

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

What is the relationship between Kaneland and Burlington Central?

answer: They are opposing teams in a girls basketball game.

answer: Burlington Central defeated Kaneland in a regional championship game.

text: Does not mention the sport.

refinement: Burlington Central defeated Kaneland in a regional championship game of girls basketball.

answer: Kaneland is playing against Burlington Central in the game

text: Does on mention the sport

refinement: Kaneland is playing against Burlington Central in the girls basketball game

answer: They are rival for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.

text: Does not mention that they are teams.

refinement: They are rival teams for the IHSA Class 3A regional title.

text: Does not mention the sport.

refinement: They are rival teams for the IHSA Class 3A regional title in girls basketball.

answer: Burlington Central defeated Kaneland in the Burlington Central Regional championship. Kaneland was defeated by Burlington Central's superior defensive pressure.

text: Does not mention the sport.

refinement: Burlington Central defeated Kaneland in the Burlington Central Regional championship of girls basketball. Kaneland was defeated by Burlington Central's superior defensive pressure.

text: The second sentence is redundant.

refinement: Burlington Central defeated Kaneland in the Burlington Central Regional championship of girls basketball.

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

Who is Colombe?

answer: Ernie Colombe is the head coach of Kaneland.

text: "Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe" is evidence that Colombe is Kaneland's head coach.

answer: Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe led the Knights in their loss to Burlington Central Friday night.

text: This is not an answer to the question.

text: "Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe" is evidence that Colombe is Kaneland's head coach.

answer: Ernie Colombe is Kaneland's coach.

text: "Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe" is evidence that Colombe is Kaneland's head coach.

answer: Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe.

text: "Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe" is evidence that Colombe is Kaneland's head coach.

answer: Colombe is the head coach of Kaneland

text: "Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe" is evidence that Colombe is Kaneland's head coach.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The Daily Herald reports on a winn/lose game between Burlington Central and Kaneland. It includes information on the game, which was for the IHSA Class 3A regional title, and quotes from players, coaches, and spectators.

text: Spelling error (winn).

refinement: The Daily Herald reports on a win/lose game between Burlington Central and Kaneland. It includes information on the game, which was for the IHSA Class 3A regional title, and quotes from players, coaches, and spectators.

text: The phrase "win/lose game" is unclear and the win/lose part can be omitted.

refinement: The Daily Herald reports on a game between Burlington Central and Kaneland. It includes information on the game, which was for the IHSA Class 3A regional title, and quotes from players, coaches, and spectators.

answer: The Kaneland Knights lost to the Burlington Central Rockets in their IHSA Class 3A regional title match, thereby ending the Knights' season. The Rockets applied pressure defense that restricted the senior point guard of the Knights.

answer: The Kaneland Knights fell to Burlington Central 49-30 in the Burlington Central Regional championship game. The inexperienced Knights did not stand a chance against the Central Rockets who have won the past two sectional championships.

text: The second sentence seems to be an opinion and is also unattested (and therefore does not do the job of summarizing the text).

refinement: The Kaneland Knights fell to Burlington Central 49-30 in the Burlington Central Regional championship game.

text: Does not mention Burlington's gameplay.

refinement: The Kaneland Knights fell to Burlington Central 49-30 in the Burlington Central Regional championship game. Burlington applied a pressure defense, making it difficult for Kaneland to score points.

answer: Kaneland knew it had an uphill battle against Burlington Central, who jumped out to a large lead from the first quarter to ultimately end the Knights' season. Burlington Central's suffocating defense and rebounding limited Kaneland's offensive opportunities, resulting in a 49-30 victory for the Rockets.

text: This summary pulls overly sensational language directly from the article.

refinement: Kaneland fought an uphill battle against Burlington Central, who jumped out to a large lead from the first quarter to ultimately end the Knights' season. Burlington Central's pressure defense and rebounding limited Kaneland's offensive opportunities, resulting in a 49-30 victory for the Rockets.

answer: Burlington Central secured the IHSA Class 3A Burlington Central Regional championship, defeating Kaneland 49-30. The Rockets jumped out to an early lead with intense defensive pressure that Kaneland couldn't match, and ultimately the team could not overcome their disparity in offensive production. The Rockets made 11 3-pointers in their semifinal win where as Kaneland was limited to just three.


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text:
Escaping the Dream
The boy is trapped by nightmares and darkness. He can't escape.

At sunset, he climbs into his bed and dreams of lies, pain and death...

The putrid stench of dying, rotting flesh. Why? Why is life so pitiful? The ground is littered with death. The skies weep, tossing down puddles of endless misery. The red lake grows larger.

I toss and turn, but I stay still, possessed by a living nightmare. Beads of sweat accumulate on my forehead. I'm drowning. The water... It never stops. Make it stop. Stop!

Quiet. In the distance. Are those people? ...Demons. Run.

I'm one of them. How could this be? How could this happen?

The screams, the blood, the terror, pulsing through the veins of a thousand sleeping warriors all armored and ready for war. They watch, frozen like statues as clouds of dark mist cascade on their helpless bodies.

A lake of blood.

Did it end? Is it over? The covers. They strangle me. I'm choking. Get it off! Stop it! Get away!

The dark mist. It won't leave.

I fly over the blood stained hills, the water reflecting the gruesome battle. I'm flying? What am I? What have I become?

Listen. The sounds of wounded men.
Somebody help them!
But there's no time to waste.

The door opens. A cloaked figure silently glides to the bedside of a troubled boy and whispers in the dead of night.

No audible words.

The ritual begins.

No... The end is near. The ritual...  is already over.

What happened?

The boy awakens. He sees a man in a robe on his bedside. The man is talking.

The boy asks the man, "What happened? I'm scared."

"Well, son, Satan tried to scare my little warrior tonight, but he won't win."

"How do you know that?"
The boy had no comprehension of Satan, but he was troubled by the name regardless.

"Because I happen to be your father. I'm here to protect you, son."

The boy, comforted by the robed man, slowly glided back underneath the covers as the robed man tucked him in.

The boy, once asleep, dreamt about a wonderful place. Beautiful, winged creatures soared effortlessly through silky skies, emitting light on their journeys. Magnificent buildings flooded the golden streets, and joyous praises could be heard throughout.

The boy, guided by instinct, found and opened the door to his house.

The robed man, waiting for him through the door, took the boy's hand and guided him through marble stairways, high arches, and intricately detailed furnished rooms.

The boy, curious by the unworldly beauty of the place, outstretched his hands and delicately glided his small fingers across the walls in awe of the mysterious texture.

When the boy had satisfied his curiosity, the robed man took the boy's hand once again and led him outside.

They walked through the streets, observing the peculiar yet beautiful creatures that endlessly fluttered around the robed man.

As they approached closer to one of the creatures, the boy could hear an angelic voice resonating loudly from its mouth.

The creature spoke of a wonderful king who conquered death and defeated sin, but the boy had never heard those words before. He had no ability to comprehend the story that was being told, but he enjoyed listening to the voice nonetheless.

His eyes teared up, and his vision blurred. He wasn't scared, however. His mind rattled with love, hope, peace, and joy, emotions he had never experienced before.

The emotions, beautiful creatures, the golden streets and the perfect climate. Paradise. How could one long for anything else?

The boy peacefully awoke at sunrise. He hopped enthusiastically to the window and opened the blinds. His eyes caught the first glimpse of the sunrise in the distance, and he felt happy.

His hands touched the cold window, and he made a shape of a cross with his finger out of the condensation on the glass. It was a symbol he had never seen before, yet he felt so attached to it.

He felt like he was dreaming...

But he had escaped.

title:
Escaping the Dream
- A short story/free-verse poem I created. Constructive criticism is appreciated! Just please don't go overboard on swearing.

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

Explain the theme of the story.

answer: The theme of this story is that although life is difficult, there is hope and there is a way to escape the darkness and misery. Regardless of the challenges, there is always a way to escape the nightmare. The boy begins to realize that there is something else to life and finds hope and love in the new, unfamiliar place.

answer: The theme is the struggle of overcoming one's fears, even the terrifying reality-based fears, and escaping reality's dark nightmare. The protagonist is able to do this when someone comes to him and finally offers hope, love, peace and joy. These emotions allow for the boy to escape the darkness and create his own paradise.

answer: The primary theme of the story seems to be sin. The boy is saved from his nightmare because he is devoid of sin, whereas the screams seem to be coming from those who have sinned by killing or worse during combat-the text says they are warriors. In the end he escapes his bad dream and is led by a beautiful winged creature-a kind who has defeated sin-and led to paradise. He wakes safe because of this, or so the story implies.

text:
-The answer says the boy was led from his bad dream by a beautiful winged creature. This is inaccurate and should be corrected.
-The primary theme of the story is about overcoming one's fears and struggles. The primary theme is not sin. This should be corrected.

refinement: The primary theme of the story is about overcoming one's fears and struggles and finding hope. The boy is saved from his nightmare because he is devoid of sin, whereas the screams seem to be coming from those who have sinned by killing or worse during combat-the text says they are warriors. In the end, he escapes his bad dream and is led by a robed man who addresses himself as the boy's father and he leads him to paradise. He wakes safe because of this, or so the story implies.

text:
-The last line of the answer is partially grammatically incorrect and unnecessary and should be removed or rephrased.
-The part that states the boy was saved from his nightmare should be removed since there's already a similar sentence in a different line.
-The second line of the sentence should be removed or rephrased because it's not necessary.

refinement: The primary theme of the story is about overcoming one's fears and struggles and finding hope. Though the young boy's struggles with his nightmare, the boy is eventually saved from it because he is devoid of sin. He is led by a robed man who addresses himself as the boy's father, who leads him to paradise. By the following morning, he wakes up feeling glad and hopeful.

answer: The main theme of the story is escaping and conquering the darkness. The boy's dream eventually ends in the paradise where the perfect climate, beautiful creatures and the golden streets are showcased. Paradise is described as a mysterious and beautiful place that offers supernatural beings and a vivid experience. The boy overcame his nightmare and discovered a world where all is bright and beautiful. This shows he can overcome evil as well as tell that it possesses evil and negative feelings.

text:
-The description of paradise is unnecessary in answering this question and should be removed.
-The model adds an extraneous 'the' before paradise in the second sentence, which should be removed.

refinement: The central theme of the story is escaping and conquering the darkness. The boy's dream eventually ends in paradise, where the perfect climate, beautiful creatures, and golden streets are showcased. The boy overcame his nightmare and discovered a world where all is bright and beautiful. This shows he can overcome evil as well as tell that it possesses evil and negative feelings.

answer: The theme of the story is about escaping the nightmare and achieving freedom from negative thoughts and emotions. The boy learned to escape his nightmare.

text: The answer fails to explain how the theme is expressed in the story. It should include the relevant details.

refinement: The theme of the story is about escaping the nightmare and achieving freedom from negative thoughts and emotions. The boy's dream eventually ends in paradise, where the perfect climate, beautiful creatures, and golden streets are showcased. The boy learns to escape his nightmare and begins to realize that there is more to life and finds hope and love in the new, unfamiliar place.

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

Summarize the primary source of tension in the story.

answer: By the end of the story, it becomes clear that the boy has escaped from the dream because he makes a cross in the condensation on the glass.

text: The answer does not mention the boy's nightmares as the primary source of tension in the story.

refinement: The primary source of tension in the story is the boy's recurring nightmares at night, resulting from his being trapped by the darkness and the haunting horrors it hides. The nightmare escalates to the point where the demons almost possess the boy in his sleep. His father comes to his rescue with a ritual that helps him escape his demons and be liberated from the darkness. By the end of the story, it becomes clear that the boy has escaped from the dream, and the resulting tension is all resolved.

answer: The primary source of tension in the story is the boy's recurring nightmares at night, resulting from his being trapped by the darkness and the haunting horrors it hides. The nightmare escalates to the point where the boy almost seems possessed by the demons in his sleep, and his father comes to his rescue with a ritual that helps him escape his demons and be liberated from the darkness. The boy then wakes up in peace, in a place where love, hope, peace, and joy reign supreme. The nightmares, the darkness, and the resulting tension are all resolved.

answer: The boy has essentially been condemned to hell in his dreamscape, only to be saved by someone who resembles notions of an angel. He still has to endure the hellish landscape and the tortured screams of fallen soldiers who have sinned, and the boy seems unsure as to whether or not he will escape-or how. The story seems to indicate this dream plays out frequently, complete with his being saved in the end and escorted to paradise, or heaven.

text: The first sentence should be rewritten for proper sentence placement since something similar was mentioned in the end.

refinement: The boy has essentially been condemned to hell in his dreamscape. He has to endure the hellish landscape and the tortured screams of fallen soldiers who have sinned, and the boy seems unsure as to whether or not he will escape-or how. The story seems to indicate this dream plays out frequently, complete with his being saved in the end and escorted to paradise or heaven by someone who resembles notions of an angel.

answer: The primary source of tension in the story is the boy's nightmarish dreams filled with death, despair, and terror. The boy is unable to escape from this darkness, and this tension continues until he is awakened by a robed figure in the middle of the night, who helps the boy escape into a better realm where there is hope, joy, and peace.

answer: The source of tension is the existential dread at the beginning of the story. This is manifested in the blood-drenched dreamscape within the boy's nightmare. There is additionally a lack of resolution to the dream and it is unclear whether or not the boy is just dreaming or there is something sinister to the actions of the robed man. Honestly, there don't appear to be any outright questions of tension but it could be argued that there is a tension coming from the boy's undefined relationship with the robed man.

text:
-The third sentence is inaccurate and should be rewritten.
-The conclusion of the answer is also inaccurate and should be removed and replaced with a more accurate and relevant detail.

refinement: The source of tension is the existential dread at the beginning of the story. This is manifested in the blood-drenched dreamscape within the boy's nightmare. The boy cannot escape from this darkness, and this tension continues until he is awakened by a robed figure in the middle of the night, who helps the boy escape into a better realm where there is hope, joy, and peace.


text:
The CALIFORNIA CITY WHIPTAILS are a professional baseball team based in California City, California that began play in 2017.[1] They are currently a member of the Pecos League, an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with MLB or Minor League Baseball.

The Whiptails played in the Pecos League from 2017 to 2019, and folded following the 2019 season. However, the team will return for the 2021 season. Thus, the team technically were considered dormant for the 2020 season. [2]

[1] California City Whiptails

[2]

title: California City Whiptails

question: What are the California City Whiptails?

answer: A professional baseball team based in California City, California.

answer: The California City Whiptails are a professional baseball team based in California City, California. They play in the Pecos League, an independent baseball league.

text: "hey play in the Pecos League, an independent baseball league." - superfluous information that can be deleted.

refinement: The California City Whiptails are a professional baseball team based in California City, California.

answer: The California City Whiptails are a professional baseball team based in California City, California that began play in 2017.

answer: a professional baseball team based in California City, California

text: "a professional" - needs to capitalize the "a"

refinement: A professional baseball team based in California City, California

text: "California City, California" - add a period to end the sentence.

refinement: A professional baseball team based in California City, California.

question: When did the California City Whiptails begin plays?

answer: The California City Whiptails began play in 2017.

answer: 2017

answer: The California City Whiptails began play in 2017.

answer: 2017

question: What is the Pecos League?

answer: The Pecos League is an independent baseball league that the California City Whiptails play in.

answer: The Pecos League is an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with MLB or Minor League Baseball.

answer: an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with either Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball

text: "an independent" - capitalize "an"

refinement: An independent baseball league which is not affiliated with either Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball

text: "which is" - change the pronoun use to "that is"

refinement: An independent baseball league that is not affiliated with either Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball

text: "or Minor League Baseball" - add a period.

refinement: An independent baseball league that is not affiliated with either Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball.

answer: It is an independent baseball league.

question: Why did the California City Whiptails not play in the 2020 season?

answer: the article does not answer this question

text: "the article does not answer this question" - is inaccurate. The team folded following the 2019 season and did not return the following year.

refinement: The team folded following the 2019 season and did not return the following year.

answer: They were considered dormant for the 2020 season.

text: "They were considered dormant for the 2020 season." - while it is true the team was considered dormant, it still doesn't answer why they didn't play. The answer should be "The team folded following the 2019 season and did not return the following year."

refinement: The team folded following the 2019 season and did not return the following year.

answer: The team folded following the 2019 season.

answer: The California City Whiptails did not play in the 2020 season because they folded following the 2019 season. They will return for the 2021 season.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The California City Whiptails are a professional baseball team based in California City, California that began play in 2017. They are currently a member of the Pecos League, an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with MLB or Minor League Baseball.

text: "which is" - replace with "that is"

refinement: The California City Whiptails are a professional baseball team based in California City, California that began play in 2017. They are currently a member of the Pecos League, an independent baseball league that is not affiliated with MLB or Minor League Baseball.

answer: The California City Whiptails are a professional baseball team that began play in 2017. They folded after the 2019 season, but will return for the 2021 season.

text: "2019 season," - remove the comma

refinement: The California City Whiptails are a professional baseball team that began play in 2017. They folded after the 2019 season, but will return for the 2021 season.

answer: The California City Whiptails are a professional baseball team based in California City, California. They will resume play in 2021.

text: "They will resume play in 2021." -  means little to a naive reader because it lacks context. Add details of what happened that necessitate a comeback.

refinement: The California City Whiptails are a professional baseball team based in California City, California. They folded following the 2019 season but will resume play in 2021.

answer: The California City Whiptails are a professional baseball team based in California City, California. They began play in 2017 and folded following the 2019 season.

text: "began play" - change to "began to play"

refinement: The California City Whiptails are a professional baseball team based in California City, California. They began to play in 2017 and folded following the 2019 season.


text:
Stepping on cracks had never been something Jim liked doing. Although he didn’t have a mother whose back would break from it, he would still avoid the cracks in the pavement on the way to work every morning. He absolutely hated going to work, but not for the reasons most of us would think. Not because his boss was a troll, literally, or because the receptionist had bucked teeth that went down past her chin (yes, again, literally), but because of many other things. Two of those things being the atrocities he would see and endure on his way to work, as well as the fact that his job was boring and required him to do nothing, literally. In the elevator up Jim awkwardly tried to avoid eye contact with the elephant in the room. He was literally an elephant, one named Marshal. He took up a lot of room everywhere he went and would make any situation astonishingly awkward with his mere presence. Think: a big blue cartoony elephant. Jim was small. At 2 feet tall (2’2” actually), he was rarely noticed by anyone. He was bold except for the center of his head, where there was a 3 inch long little orange-red patch of hair.

As Jim climbed onto his chair and sat down in front of his computer screen, he couldn’t help but think of his old appearance: 6’5 with toned skeletal muscles and a great head of wavy brown hair. Living in a world where your appearance changes very suddenly and drastically as you reach adulthood and monsters with strangely arranged faces roamed the streets, however, Jim wasn’t exactly up to the task of figuring out why his ill fate had befallen him on his 21st birthday. Jim was snapped out of his day dream by his boss, the troll with a green eye and a grotesque face that nobody could love. “Jim! Why are you day dreaming? I’m telling you, the next time I catch you doing something I will give you an official warning!” said the troll. That was Jim’s 563rd time being warned about an official warning that year and although he found it absolutely stupid that his job was to do nothing, that his boss would do nothing but shout at the employees and attempt to make them feel bad (or die from his breath), his co-workers were unbearably meek and quiet and his boss never actually gave him official warnings, he just sat there and took whatever was said to him and sank lower into his chair, weakly. Something that he did bring him some excitement, though, was that every time his boss shouted at him he would lose a few hairs. Also, every time Marshal his elephant coworker made things awkward for everybody he would become slightly more elephant and awkward looking. Also, every time his boss was a/an (insert insulting term here) to anyone he would become slightly harder to look at and smell worse.

On the way home from work, Jim was attacked 6 times by 6 different people who didn’t really look like people. He also saw 5 murders by monstrous looking people on other monstrous looking people. All this was becoming a daily part of his life, despite the profound impact it initially had on him, and everything seemed to only get worse around him; People got uglier, people got meaner, Jim became smaller and lost more hair. Everything was deteriorating.

As Jim turned the key in the lock of his front door he saw, out of the corner of his eye, a large man approaching him rapidly. The 7’ tall zombie-looking creature slowly attempted to take a bite out of Jim’s second favorite drinking arm. On most days, Jim would have conceded and let him eat his entire arm but he was tired of being a victim. He pushed the creature off him, causing it to trip and fall into oncoming traffic where it was gruesomely hit by a car and lost its head. Jim felt a strange itch on the top of his head, followed by a piercing hair that made its way through his scalp. This was immediately followed by intense pain in his legs and the realization that his pants weren’t long enough anymore. Jim defended himself for once in his life, grew a few inches and grew a hair.

To the reader:
If you have read this far, then thank you. This is an experimental story I wrote in this obscure genre. I was trying to use the strange appearances of all the characters to represent their bad character traits. Essentially, in the story, the characters take on the appearance of their bad personality traits which tend to get worse because of the human tendency to give up when things are bad instead of changing.

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title: A story i wrote highlighting a problem in human society. Hope you enjoy

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

What problem in human society does the story highlight?

answer: The story highlights the tendency for people to give up when their circumstances are unpleasant instead of trying to change their circumstances.

answer: The problem in human society highlighted in this story is the tendency of people to stop fighting when things get difficult and just accept their fate. This causes problems around them to get worse and worse.

answer: Hiding from problems and giving up.

answer: Bullying and the draining effect on your self-esteem when you don't stand up for yourself.

answer: The story highlights the alarming deterioration of good character traits in society due to apathy. Society is becoming more negative and hostile as time passes, and people are not taking the initiative to do anything to change this.

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

Who is the protagonist?

answer: The protagonist is Jim, an average male who's stuck in a god awful world where everyone's traits seem to reflect what is going on, and gets subtly worse every day.

answer: The protagonist is Jim. Jim is small, is disrespected by those around him and yet manages to defend himself at the end of the story.

answer: The protagonist is a man named Jim. He is small (2 feet tall) and has a three-inch-long orange-red patch of hair. Before his appearance changed, he used to be taller and muscular, with wavy brown hair. He is 21 years old.

text: There is no evidence that he is 21 years old.

refinement: The protagonist is a man named Jim. He is small (2 feet tall) and has a three-inch-long orange-red patch of hair. Before his appearance changed, he used to be taller and muscular, with wavy brown hair.

answer: 24-year-old Jim

text: There is no evidence that Jim is 24 years old.

text: It is omitted that Jim is 2 feet tall and has a 3 inch long little orange-red patch of hair in the center of his head.

refinement: Jim is the protagonist. He is 2 feet tall and has a 3 inch long little orange-red patch of hair in the center of his head.

answer: The protagonist of the story is Jim. He is small, timid and easily affected by the violence and horrors around him. He is the character the story centers around, as the problems of society manifest around him in physical form.

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

How does the story end?

answer: Jim defends himself against one giant monster and grows a few inches and a hair.

answer: This is still an ongoing story, but based on the interactions between the characters of the story, it seems that the characters are continuing to deteriorate until they can no longer function in their day-to-day lives.

text: This response is not related.

text: Answer missing.

refinement: At the end of the story, Jim defends himself from a monster and grows a few inches and a hair.

answer: The story ends with Jim fighting off a large zombie-like creature and transforming into someone more powerful in order to take back control of the world around him. This change in him provided him with the strength to stand up to those who are harmful and lead the way for humanity to be able to stand up for themselves and change what is wrong in the world.

answer: Jim changes from a small presence to a larger one. He isn't attacked by the zombie as he usually would be.

answer: The story ends with Jim standing up for himself when a zombie-like monster attacks him. As a result of his courage, he grows a few inches and also grows a new hair.

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

Where does the story take place?

answer: This information isn't provided in the story.

text: It is omitted that it takes place in a post-apocalyptic world.

refinement: This information isn't explicitly provided in the story but it takes place in a post-apocalyptic world.

answer: The story takes place at Jim's workplace initially and then at Jim's house. It is set in a world where people very suddenly change appearance when they reach adulthood and where monsters roam the streets.

answer: The story takes place in the streets of a city populated by inhuman creatures.

answer: The story takes place in some sort of post-apocalyptic world where human society seems to be deteriorating.

answer: It is not stated specifically, but it occurs in a world where people's character traits literally manifest in their appearance.

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

Describe Marshal.

answer: Marshal is an elephant coworker of Jim.

answer: Marshal is a large blue cartoon elephant and is one of Jim's co-workers.

answer: Marshal is a blue cartoon elephant who takes up a lot of space and makes every situation awkward. He is very large and awkward looking, making Jim feel intensely small. Marshal also tends to agitate people around him, making them more difficult to tolerate.

text: There is no evidence that Marshal tries to agitate people around him.

refinement: Marshal is a blue cartoon elephant who takes up a lot of space and makes every situation awkward. He is very large and awkward looking, making Jim feel intensely small.

answer: Marshal is a large blue cartoony elephant who works with Jim at a boring and demanding job. He often makes the situation more awkward and difficult for both Jim and his co-workers. Marshal is also prone to loosing hair when people around him become awkward or unpleasant. When Jim finally decides to be proactive and stick up for himself, he grows in size, causing him to be taller and with more hair.

text: It is incorrect that Marshal tends to lose hair when he makes things awkward for people around him.

refinement: Marshal is a large blue cartoony elephant who works with Jim at a boring and demanding job. He often makes the situation more awkward and difficult for both Jim and his co-workers. When Jim finally decides to be proactive and stick up for himself, he grows in size, causing him to be taller and with more hair.

text: "When Jim finally decides to be proactive and stick up for himself, he grows in size, causing him to be taller and with more hair." This is unrelated to the question hence can be omitted.

refinement: Marshal is a large blue cartoony elephant who works with Jim at a boring and demanding job. He often makes the situation more awkward and difficult for both Jim and his co-workers.

answer: Marshal is one of Jim's coworkers and also happens to be a blue elephant.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: In a dystopian society where monsters and human atrocities are commonplace, the main character Jim's appearance rapidly changes as he gets pushed around by his boss and coworkers. The changes represent his growing discontent with abuses in the world around him as hope starts to fade.

answer: Jim lives in a world where people's appearances drastically change when they reach adulthood and where monsters roam the streets. Jim, who is extremely short and barely has any hair, goes to work, where he is constantly berated by his boss. When he arrives home, he is attacked by a zombie looking creature. Jim defends himself, and as a result, he grows a few inches and grows a hair.

answer: Jim hates his job and hates how the world around him is becoming more ugly and horrific. One day, he defends himself, grows taller, and grows a hair in the midst of all the despair around him.

text: It is omitted who he defends himself from.

refinement: Jim hates his job and hates how the world around him is becoming more ugly and horrific. One day, he defends himself from a giant monster, grows taller, and grows a hair in the midst of all the despair around him.

answer: Jim lives in a world of constantly shifting appearances and experiences as an adult. Surrounded by an evil boss and a destructive co-worker, it makes for an awful work environment and overall experience. On the way home from work, Jim gets attacked 6 times by people with hard, prickly appearances. As Jim reaches the door to his house everything shifts again.

text: It is incorrect that Jim gets attacked 6 times.

refinement: Jim lives in a world of constantly shifting appearances and experiences as an adult. Surrounded by an evil boss and a destructive co-worker, it makes for an awful work environment and overall experience. On the way home from work, Jim gets attacked by a giant monster outside his home. As Jim reaches the door to his house everything shifts again.

text: It is incorrect that everything shifts again when he reaches the door.

refinement: Jim lives in a world of constantly shifting appearances and experiences as an adult. Surrounded by an evil boss and a destructive co-worker, it makes for an awful work environment and overall experience. On the way home from work, Jim gets attacked by a giant monster near his home. He hits the monster and grows a little taller and one hair.

answer:
Jim hated his job because his boss was a troll and his work was boring and did not use his creativity. In the elevator, Jim is stuck between an elephant and
the boss. One day on the way home he defends himself and Jim grows taller and lifts weights. In his house, he realizes he has turned 20 years old.

text: It is incorrect that he lifts weights.

refinement:
Jim hated his job because his boss was a troll and his work was boring and did not use his creativity. In the elevator, Jim is stuck between an elephant and
the boss. One day on the way home he defends himself and Jim grows taller and a hair on his head. In his house, he realizes he has turned 20 years old.

text: There is no mention in the story of what happens in the house.

refinement:
Jim hated his job because his boss was a troll and his work was boring and did not use his creativity. In the elevator, Jim is stuck between an elephant and
the boss. One day on the way home he defends himself and Jim grows taller and a hair on his head.


text:
I had this dream.

I was sitting, nervously waiting in some sort of office room with too many chairs.
I knew that I was outside of a conference room, though.
The room had a fairly simple setup. There was a secretary scribbling something on a notepad, a fake plastic fern in the corner, and a plain black-and-white clock up on the wall.

I was nervously rehearsing my answers for the interview that I knew that I was about to go to. I don’t remember what my answers were. I was just ready to tell the interviewers what they wanted to hear.

I became aware that the clock’s ticking was quite loud.

A pepper-haired man stuck his head out of the conference room door and said
“We’re ready for you now. Come on in.”
He went back into the room but left the door open.

I followed the man into the room and looked around.
Outside the window, off in the distance, I could see the sparkling ocean.
It looked so peaceful.

Someone’s bike reflector flashed in the sun and caused me to blink.

I looked in front of me and saw the pepper-haired man sitting across the table with two men that were sitting to his right and to his left.
To his right, there was a slim, tall man with nice blonde hair and blue eyes. He wore a suit and had a welcoming smile.
To his left, there was a tall, fat man with long greasy hair. He wore glasses, a wrinkled polo shirt, and had a sense of arrogance about him.

I donned a fake smile, shook their hands, and took my seat across from the three men.
My heart was no longer pounding.
I was relaxed and confident.

“So, tell me, why do you want to come to our school?” the blonde man asked.
“Yea, what makes us so special?” the fat man followed up.

This was a typical interview question, but for some reason it made me pause.
This was the point of no-return. My response would change my life forever.

 ...

I thought about my entire life up until this moment:

One time when I was only six years old, I remembered stubbing my toe while opening a door. I looked down at my foot, saw blood, and immediately panicked. I sat down and cried until my mother came to clean it up for me. She told me that there was no reason cry, because I had to be strong. I remembered the sense of duty I had to show no weakness.

No more than a year later, when I was seven, my mother first told me about college. She told me that I could be anything that I wanted to be in life. I was a winner, better than the rest.
However, she told me that I must always be happy.
Live your life for you, and nobody else. Only you have to deal with the decisions you make.

When I was nine, I was first told that I needed glasses. I remember trying on those black plastic frames at the optometrist’s office and wondering if I would look like this for the rest of my life. Later that day, I was inspecting my appearance in the bathroom mirror at home when my mother came in to talk to me. She told me that I could never be a pilot, because of my new glasses.
Maybe this meant that I couldn’t be whatever I wanted to be in life.

I remembered playing “Truth or Dare” when I was twelve at Brittany Winter’s birthday party. I was dared to kiss the most popular girl in school, and I did it. I spent that night lying next to her, being careful not to touch, and worrying the entire night what would happen if my mother found out what I had done.

When I was thirteen, I first stole beer from my friend’s father. As I was throwing up, I remembered wondering what would happen if she saw me then. This was not a part of the path to success.

When I was fifteen, I made my first drug deal. As I sat there waiting with my Ziploc bag in my pocket, constantly looking over my shoulder for the police, I realized that I was more afraid of my mother driving by and asking me what I was doing standing on the street corner by myself.

I remembered deciding at sixteen that there was more money in becoming a doctor. From there, I told myself what I wanted to hear and said that my chief motivation was to “help people.”
From then on, there was nothing stopping me from going to medical school.
After all, I was the best.
I was the smartest, most clever, and physically fit person around.
I was the one for the job.

 ...

It was then that I realized I had been staring at my feet for some while.
I looked up at the men to see all three of their faces unpatiently waiting for a reply.
The pepper-haired man re-iterated their questions:
“So, son, why do you want to come here?”

I thought about this question for a while and wondered how I managed to find myself sitting in that chair.
I realized that I wasn’t happy.
I didn’t know who I was anymore, or what I was doing with my life.
I have never felt so lost.

I finally lifted my head and looked the pepper-haired man right in the eyes.
I slowly stood up and said

“I don’t.”

title: The Interview of a Lifetime

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

What is the narrator interviewing for?

answer: He's interviewing for acceptance into a medical school.

text: "So, tell me, why do you want to come to our school?" and "From then on, there was nothing stopping me from going to medical school" are evidences of the narrator interviewing for medical school.

answer: To come to the school

text: "So, tell me, why do you want to come to our school?" is evidences of the narrator interviewing for a school.

answer: The narrator is interviewing for a chance to attend a college.

text: "So, tell me, why do you want to come to our school?" is evidence of the narrator interviewing for school.

answer: It may be implied that he is interviewing to get into a medical school.

text: "So, tell me, why do you want to come to our school?" and "From then on, there was nothing stopping me from going to medical school" are evidences of the narrator interviewing for medical school.

answer: The narrator is interviewing for a college.

text: "So, tell me, why do you want to come to our school?" is evidence of the narrator interviewing for school.

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

Why does the narrator change his mind?

answer: The narrator realized that he doesn't have a clear motivation for wanting to attend the school in the interview. After considering his life at length, he comes to the realization that he doesn't have any particular goal in life. Therefore, he decides not to go to the school.

text:
"I realized that I wasn’t happy. I didn’t know who I was anymore, or what I was doing with my life.
I have never felt so lost" is evidence of why the narrator changed his mind.

answer: The narrator asks himself why he ever woke himself up that day.

text: There's no evidence to suggest the narrator asks himself such question.

refinement: He realized that he wasn’t happy. He didn’t know who he was anymore, or what he was doing with his life. He had never felt so lost.

answer: He finds himself unhappy with just saying things people want to hear, chasing money by being a doctor.

text: "I realized that I wasn’t happy" and "I remembered deciding at sixteen that there was more money in becoming a doctor" are evidences of the reasons why the narrator changed his mind.

answer: The narrator changes his mind because he realizes that he has been trying to live his life for other people and not for himself. He sees that he hasn't been happy and realizes that he doesn't have to stay on this path if he doesn't want to.

answer: The narrator is not happy with who he is or what he is doing with his life

text: "I realized that I wasn’t happy" is evidences of the reason why the narrator changed his mind.

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

What jobs did the narrator do before?

answer: The narrator had been involved in criminal activity and pursuing a medical career.

text: There's no evidence to suggest the narrator's previous jobs.

refinement: The narrator's previous jobs are not found in the article.

answer: The narrator became a doctor, presumably in college. Supposedly, this was also done only to please their mother.

text: There is no evidence that the narrator became a doctor.

refinement: The narrator's previous jobs are not found in the article.

answer: *Some sort of salesman it seems.

text: There's no evidence to suggest the narrator worked in sales.

refinement: The narrator's previous jobs are not found in the article.

answer: The narrator has mostly done occupations relating to education and medicine.

text: There's no evidence to suggest the narrator's previous jobs.

refinement: The narrator's previous jobs are not found in the article.

answer: He didn't have any proper jobs, but he sold drugs for a little while.

text: There is no evidence that suggests the narrator not having any proper jobs.

refinement: There's no evidence to suggest the narrator's previous jobs.

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

Why did the narrator want to become a doctor in the first place?

answer: He wanted money. He figured that there was more money to be made as a doctor.

text: "I remembered deciding at sixteen that there was more money in becoming a doctor" is evidence that he was doing it for the money.

answer: The narrator initially wanted to become a doctor in order to help people. However, reflecting on his life made him realize that he wasn't happy, and that he didn't really know why he wanted to be a doctor anymore. Thus, the narrator doesn't want to come to the school anymore.

text: There's no evidence to suggest that the narrator wanted to help people, he only told himself that.

refinement: The narrator initially wanted to become a doctor because there was more money in it so he told himself it was to help people in order to motivate himself. However, reflecting on his life made him realize that he wasn't happy, and that he didn't really know why he wanted to be a doctor anymore. Thus, the narrator doesn't want to come to the school anymore.

answer: The narrator originally wanted to become a doctor to prove their intelligence, cleverness, and fitness. However, after thinking about why he wanted to come to this particular school, the narrator realized that he didn't want anything to do with the doctor profession anymore - he was lost.

text: It fails to mention that the original reason to become a doctor, was because the narrator saw there was more money in it.

refinement: The narrator originally wanted to become a doctor he saw there was more money in it. However, after thinking about why he wanted to come to this particular school, the narrator realized that he didn't want anything to do with the doctor profession anymore - he was lost.

answer: He thought it would bring him more money than selling drugs on the street.

text: "I remembered deciding at sixteen that there was more money in becoming a doctor" is evidence that he was doing it for the money.

answer: Because there was money in it! The boastful narrator seemed more concerned with just being better than everyone at anything he tried. When mom told him he couldn't be a pilot because of his glasses- well, the narrator just decided to become a doctor instead.

text: "I remembered deciding at sixteen that there was more money in becoming a doctor" is evidence that he was doing it for the money.

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

Is the entire story a dream?

answer: That information can’t be found

text: "I had this dream" implies that the story is a dream.

refinement: It is implied that the story is a dream.

answer: Unclear.

text: "I had this dream" implies that the story is a dream.

answer: No, the entire story is not a dream.

text: "I had this dream" implies that the story is a dream.

refinement: It is implied that the story is a dream.

answer: That seems to be the case.

text: "I had this dream" implies that the story is a dream.

answer: No, the entire story is not a dream.

text: "I had this dream" implies that the story is a dream.

refinement: It is implied that the story is a dream.

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

answer: Young man is sitting with two other men waiting for interviewers. He nervously asks himself if he is ready to tell what they want to hear. He sees through the window the ocean from where he always wanted to run away. He is asked who wants to come there. He thinks about how he was not happy. He doesn't have an answer.

text: The two other men are the ones interviewing so he is not sitting with two men while he waits to be interviewed.

refinement: Young man is sitting outside a conference room waiting for interviewers. He nervously asks himself if he is ready to tell what they want to hear. He sees through the window the ocean from where he always wanted to run away. He is asked who wants to come there. He thinks about how he was not happy. He doesn't have an answer.

text: He is not asking himself but he is rehearsing the answers for the interview.

refinement: Young man is sitting outside a conference room waiting for interviewers. He nervously rehearses the answers of the questions the interviewers are wanting to hear. He sees through the window the ocean from where he always wanted to run away. He is asked who wants to come there. He thinks about how he was not happy. He doesn't have an answer.

text: Minor details are included instead of more relevant information.

refinement: Young man is sitting outside a conference room waiting for interviewers. He nervously rehearses the answers of the questions the interviewers are wanting to hear. He goes in and finds himself sitting in front of three interviewers. They ask him why he wants to join their school. He can't give them a proper answer. As he's thinking, he realizes he can't answer the question because he doesn't know who he is anymore, he's unhappy and doesn't want to attend.

text: It misses to mention that the narrator has had a dream.

refinement: The narrator has a dream. Young man is sitting outside a conference room waiting for interviewers. He nervously rehearses the answers of the questions the interviewers are wanting to hear. He goes in and finds himself sitting in front of three interviewers. They ask him why he wants to join their school. He can't give them a proper answer. As he's thinking, he realizes he can't answer the question because he doesn't know who he is anymore, he's unhappy and doesn't want to attend.

answer: The narrator finds himself sitting outside of a conference room inside an office space. He's waiting for his interview. While waiting there a pepper-haired man comes out and asks him to come in. He can see the sparkling ocean outside the window. He goes in and finds himself sitting in front of three interviewers. They ask him why he wants to join their school. He can't give them a proper answer. As he's thinking, he realizes he can't answer the question because he doesn't know who he is anymore. He doesn't want to attend.

text: Misses to mention that the narrator has had a dream.

refinement: The narrator has had a dream. The narrator finds himself sitting outside of a conference room inside an office space. He's waiting for his interview. While waiting there a pepper-haired man comes out and asks him to come in. He can see the sparkling ocean outside the window. He goes in and finds himself sitting in front of three interviewers. They ask him why he wants to join their school. He can't give them a proper answer. As he's thinking, he realizes he can't answer the question because he doesn't know who he is anymore. He doesn't want to attend.

text: Too many details are included, exceeding the targeted summary length.

refinement: The narrator has had a dream. The narrator finds himself sitting outside of a conference room inside an office space, waiting for his interview. While waiting there a pepper-haired man comes out and asks him to come in and he sits in front of three interviewers. They ask him why he wants to join their school. He can't give them a proper answer. As he's thinking, he realizes he can't answer the question because he doesn't know who he is anymore. He doesn't want to attend.

answer: The interviewer asks the protagonist why he wants to attend their college, and he realized that he doesn't know why he wants it. He confesses that he's lost, that he doesn't know who he is anymore. He tells the interviewers that he doesn't want to come to the college, but they question him further and he explains that he wants to change his life.

text: There's no evidence that suggest the narrator doesn't know why he wants it. He actually is realizing that he doesn't want it as he's unhappy.

refinement: The interviewer asks the protagonist why he wants to attend their college, and he realized that he no longer wants it. He confesses that he's lost, that he doesn't know who he is anymore. He tells the interviewers that he doesn't want to come to the college, but they question him further and he explains that he wants to change his life.

text: There's no evidence that suggests that he confesses, he simply comes to the realization.

refinement: The interviewer asks the protagonist why he wants to attend their college, and he realized that he no longer wants it. He comes to the realization that he's lost, that he doesn't know who he is anymore. He tells the interviewers that he doesn't want to come to the college, but they question him further and he explains that he wants to change his life.

text: There's no evidence to suggest that they question him further.

refinement: The interviewer asks the protagonist why he wants to attend their college, and he realized that he no longer wants it. He comes to the realization that he's lost, that he doesn't know who he is anymore. He tells the interviewers that he doesn't want to come to the college.

text: Insufficient relevant details

refinement: The narrator has had a dream. He finds himself sitting outside a conference room waiting to be interviewed. He is called in and and the interviewers asks the protagonist why he wants to attend their college. He has a difficult time responding and realizes that he no longer wants it. He comes to the realization that he's lost and that he doesn't know who he is anymore. He wonders how he managed to find myself sitting in that chair. He tells the interviewers that he doesn't want to come to the college.

answer: The protagonist nervously prepares for an interview for a school he is unsure whether or not he even wants to attend. The interviewers ask him why he wants to come to the school, and he finally realizes he doesn't have a good reason. He stands up and says, "I don't." The interviewers are taken aback but decide to continue with the interview without further explanation. The protagonist comes to realize that he has been discontented with his life and does not feel like he has a true purpose.

text: There's no evidence that the interview continues.

refinement: The protagonist nervously prepares for an interview for a school he is unsure whether or not he even wants to attend. The interviewers ask him why he wants to come to the school, and he finally realizes he doesn't have a good reason. He stands up and says, "I don't." The protagonist comes to realize that he has been discontented with his life and does not feel like he has a true purpose.

text: It misses to mention that the narrator has a had a dream.

refinement: The narrator has a had a dream. The protagonist nervously prepares for an interview for a school he is unsure whether or not he even wants to attend. The interviewers ask him why he wants to come to the school, and he finally realizes he doesn't have a good reason. He stands up and says, "I don't." The protagonist comes to realize that he has been discontented with his life and does not feel like he has a true purpose.

text: Some relevant details are excluded from the summary.

refinement: The narrator has a had a dream. The protagonist nervously prepares for an interview for a school. The interviewers ask him why he wants to come to the school, but he has difficulty answering. He finally realizes he doesn't have a good reason. He stands up and says, "I don't." The protagonist comes to realize that he has been discontented with his life and does not feel like he has a true purpose. He was lost and unhappy.

answer: The narrator dreams about being in an interview for medical school. He's being asked why he wants to be there. He reflects on his life, how his mother told him he could be anything until she told him he couldn't be a pilot because of his glasses. He remembers his first drug deal, more afraid of his mother than the cops. He had decided being a doctor would bring more money. The interview panel repeats their question, and he realizes he doesn't want to be there. He says that and leaves.


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_COMMON SENSE_ was a magazine of left-wing theory published in Edinburgh, Scotland from 1987. It ceased publication in 1999.[1] The creators of _Common Sense_ aimed to be minimalist in its production.[2]

_Common Sense_ was the journal of the Edinburgh conference of Socialist Economics.[3] The magazine produced articles along the lines of Open and Autonomist Marxism;[4][5][6] its contents included articles from Italian leftists and some of John Holloway's earliest writings on the Zapatistas.[7][8] It attempted to draw on the Common Sense school of Scottish Philosophy.[9][10][11]

Well known leftist writers, like Holloway,[12][13][14][15] Harry Cleaver, Toni Negri, George Caffentzis, Werner Bonefeld,[16] and Richard Gunn[17] wrote for the magazine. Holloway presented one essay he had contributed to the magazine at the Conference of Socialist Economics on 27 January 1990 on the topic of the Poll Tax.[18]

The journal and the ideas it produced have influenced a number of later writers.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25]

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title: Common Sense (Scottish magazine)

question: How long was Common Sense in publication?

answer: Common Sense was published from 1987-1999.

answer: Common Sense was in publication for 12 years.

answer: The magazine was in publication from 1987 to 1999

text: The sentence needs a period at the end.

refinement: The magazine was in publication from 1987 to 1999

question: Where was Common Sense published?

text: Blank Response

refinement: It was published in Edinburgh, Scotland.

answer: Common Sense was published in Edinburgh, Scotland.

answer: As per the passage, the magazine was published in Edinburgh, Scotland.

question: Who were some of the writers for the magazine?

answer: Minimalist productions, some famous leftist writers for the magazine were Holloway, Cleaver, Negri, and Gunn.

text: "Minimalist productions" doesn't make sense in the sentence.

refinement: Some famous leftist writers for the magazine were Holloway, Cleaver, Negri, and Gunn.

answer: Some writers for the magazine were Holloway, Harry Cleaver, Toni Negri, George Caffentzis, Werner Bonefeld, and Richard Gunn.

answer: Harry Cleaver, Antonio Negri, George Caffentzis, Werner Bonefeld, Richard Gunn, and John Holloway.

question: What political leanings did the magazine have?

answer: The magazine had leftist political leanings.

answer: From the description given, it can be inferred that the magazine had left-wing leanings.

text: "inferred" isn't quite accurate considering the text definitively states the magazine was left-wing.

refinement: From the description given, the magazine had left-wing leanings.

answer: The magazine had left-wing leanings.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Common Sense is a magazine that comes from Edinburgh, Scotland. This magazine is minimal with design, it is claimed, and has articles on their website in line with socialist economics, Open and Autonomist Marxism, and articles written by writers who stood against the establishment for their ideas.

text: There is no mention of a website in the article, so it shouldn't be mentioned in the summary.

refinement: Common Sense is a magazine that comes from Edinburgh, Scotland. This magazine is minimal with design, it is claimed, and has articles in line with socialist economics, Open and Autonomist Marxism, and articles written by writers who stood against the establishment for their ideas.

text: The timeline of the magazine's publication is omitted.

refinement: Common Sense is a magazine that comes from Edinburgh, Scotland and was published from 1987 until 1999. This magazine is minimal with design, it is claimed, and has articles in line with socialist economics, Open and Autonomist Marxism, and articles written by writers who stood against the establishment for their ideas.

text: The fact that the magazine focused on left-wing theory is omitted. This information is more important than the minimal design.

refinement: Common Sense is a magazine that comes from Edinburgh, Scotland and was published from 1987 until 1999. This magazine focused on left-wing theory, and had articles in line with socialist economics, Open and Autonomist Marxism, and articles written by writers who stood against the establishment for their ideas.

text: There is no mention of standing against the establishment in the article, so it shouldn't be mentioned in the summary.

refinement: Common Sense is a magazine that comes from Edinburgh, Scotland and was published from 1987 until 1999. This magazine focused on left-wing theory, and had articles in line with socialist economics, and Open and Autonomist Marxism.

text: Blank response.

refinement: Common Sense was a left-wing theory magazine that was based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was published from 1987 until 1999, and influenced a number of writers later on.

answer: Common Sense was a Scottish magazine focusing on articles from leftist writers. The magazine and its ideas have influenced several later writers.

text: The timeline of its publication is omitted.

refinement: Common Sense was a Scottish magazine focusing on articles from leftist writers that was published from 1987 until 199. The magazine and its ideas have influenced several later writers.

answer: Common Sense (Scottish magazine) is a journal of left-wing theory off of Edinburgh, Scotland. It ceased publication in 1999.

text: The start of the magazine's publication is omitted.

refinement: Common Sense (Scottish magazine) is a journal of left-wing theory off of Edinburgh, Scotland. Its publication lasted from 1987 until 1999.

text: "published in" should replace "off of", as the latter doesn't make much sense.

refinement: Common Sense (Scottish magazine) is a journal of left-wing theory published Edinburgh, Scotland. Its publication lasted from 1987 until 1999.

answer: _Common Sense_ was a magazine of left-wing theory published in Edinburgh, Scotland. It ceased publication in 1999 and attempted to draw on the Common Sense school of Scottish Philosophy. Writers well known in the leftist community wrote essays for the magazine and it influenced future writers.

text: The start of the magazine's publication is omitted.

refinement: _Common Sense_ was a magazine of left-wing theory published in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was published from 1987 until 1999, and attempted to draw on the Common Sense school of Scottish Philosophy. Writers well known in the leftist community wrote essays for the magazine and it influenced future writers.

text: There are three sentences as opposed to the requested two. The final sentence isn't necessary.

refinement: _Common Sense_ was a magazine of left-wing theory published in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was published from 1987 until 1999, and attempted to draw on the Common Sense school of Scottish Philosophy.

text: Remove the underscores surrounding Common Sense.

refinement: Common Sense was a magazine of left-wing theory published in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was published from 1987 until 1999, and attempted to draw on the Common Sense school of Scottish Philosophy.

answer: Common Sense was a left-wing magazine published in Edinburgh from 1987 until 1999 and argued for a minimalist approach. It was as theory journal run by the Edinburgh Conference of Socialist Economics and as a part of the Common Sense school of Scottish Philosophy. Socialists such as John Holloway, Gregory Elliot, Harry Cleaver, Toni Negri, George Caffentzis, Werner Bonefeld, Richard Gunn, and Laurence Harris wrote for the magazine. MacIntyre wrote in that he enjoyed the "humour, intelligence and energy" of Common Sense. The magazine had a long lasting impact; it influenced Open and Autonomist Marxist theory, and other thinkers.

text: This summary is 5 sentences as opposed to the suggested 2. Information such as MacIntyre's thoughts, and the magazine's influence on Open and Autonomist Marxist theory are not mentioned in the article and are unnecessary.

refinement: Common Sense was a left-wing magazine published in Edinburgh from 1987 until 1999 and argued for a minimalist approach. It was as theory journal run by the Edinburgh Conference of Socialist Economics and as a part of the Common Sense school of Scottish Philosophy.

text: "as" should be "a" in "as theory journal".

refinement: Common Sense was a left-wing magazine published in Edinburgh from 1987 until 1999 and argued for a minimalist approach. It was a theory journal run by the Edinburgh Conference of Socialist Economics and as a part of the Common Sense school of Scottish Philosophy.


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in evidenza

PITTI IMMAGINE UOMO

Pitti Immagine is an Italian company devoted to promoting the fashion industry worldwide. According to Pitti Immagine the trade fair must create clear and stimulating relationships involving the exhibitors, their collections and the buyers and public, by offering information, and knowledge.

WHITE SHOW MEN

WHITE is a breeding ground of ideas, it is fashion culture as a lifestyle which embraces art, design, music, communication and the new frontiers of the web medias.

CAPSULE MEN'S

Capsule is the premiere gathering of the finest apparel and accessories brands from around the world. More than a tradeshow, the brands who participate in Capsule make up a community that is shaping the future fashion landscape. In our case, different really is better.

WHITE SHOW

WHITE is the international contemporary fashion showcase, but also a cultural reference for a generation of designers, stylists and artists who consider the fair in via Tortona 27, 35 and 54 a valuable take-off field.

TRANOI

More than a commercial gathering, Tranoï – which literally means “between us” – is an artistic platform with a stern selection of more than 1000 premium designers from all over the world, created for them to meet the most influential fashion ambassadors.

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WUSHU RUYI

The Wushu Ruyi story is tied to the two Milanese brothers: Walter and Paolo Lorini, renowned Wushu masters.
Wushu is a physical discipline as well as a source of wisdom: literally, the translation of the term discloses its true meaning, that is “Martial Art”.
In 1985 the brothers created the first shoes specific for this sport: that’s how the Wushu Ruyi brand was born.
Authentic and unmistakable, only Wushu Shoes are characterized by the RU YI: a very ancient Chinese symbol of good fortune.

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SEMPACH

Milan based label Sempach
creates timeless pieces that draw
inspiration from the design and
materials of Swiss army gear.

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STUTTERHEIM Raincoats

Stutterheim's vision is to bring great rainwear and accessories, filled with craftmanship, passion and authenticity, to you in a true way.

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PITTI IMMAGINE UOMO

Pitti Immagine is an Italian company devoted to promoting the fashion industry worldwide. According to Pitti Immagine the trade fair must create clear and stimulating relationships involving the exhibitors, their collections and the buyers and public, by offering information, and knowledge.

WHITE SHOW MEN

WHITE is a breeding ground of ideas, it is fashion culture as a lifestyle which embraces art, design, music, communication and the new frontiers of the web medias.

CAPSULE MEN'S

Capsule is the premiere gathering of the finest apparel and accessories brands from around the world. More than a tradeshow, the brands who participate in Capsule make up a community that is shaping the future fashion landscape. In our case, different really is better.

WHITE SHOW

WHITE is the international contemporary fashion showcase, but also a cultural reference for a generation of designers, stylists and artists who consider the fair in via Tortona 27, 35 and 54 a valuable take-off field.

TRANOI

More than a commercial gathering, Tranoï – which literally means “between us” – is an artistic platform with a stern selection of more than 1000 premium designers from all over the world, created for them to meet the most influential fashion ambassadors.

bulletin

WUSHU RUYI

The Wushu Ruyi story is tied to the two Milanese brothers: Walter and Paolo Lorini, renowned Wushu masters.
Wushu is a physical discipline as well as a source of wisdom: literally, the translation of the term discloses its true meaning, that is “Martial Art”.
In 1985 the brothers created the first shoes specific for this sport: that’s how the Wushu Ruyi brand was born.
Authentic and unmistakable, only Wushu Shoes are characterized by the RU YI: a very ancient Chinese symbol of good fortune.

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SEMPACH

Milan based label Sempach creates timeless pieces that draw
inspiration from the design and materials of Swiss army gear.

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STUTTERHEIM Raincoats

Stutterheim's vision is to bring great rainwear and accessories, filled with craftmanship, passion and authenticity, to you in a true way.

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

What is the emblematic color of Pitti Immagine Uomo?

answer: It's red.

text: "It's red." - this is incorrect. The information can't be found anywhere in the text.

answer: White. For several different shows and events, the Italian company uses the "WHITE" branding. These include the "WHITE SHOW" and the "WHITE SHOW MEN".

text: "White. For several different shows and events, the Italian company uses the "WHITE" branding. These include the "WHITE SHOW" and the "WHITE SHOW MEN"." - this is incorrect. The information can't be found in the passage.

answer: White is the emblematic color of Pitti Immagine Uomo.

text: "White is the emblematic color of Pitti Immagine Uomo." - this is incorrect and unconfirmed.

answer: Black.

text: "Black" - this is incorrect. There is no mention of emblematic colors anywhere in the article.

answer: White is the emblematic color of Pitti Immagine Uomo.

text: "White is the emblematic color of Pitti Immagine Uomo." - this is incorrect because there was no mention of any emblematic color in the article.