text:
Knocking myself for my bout of self-indulgence I ran on. Now was not the time to think of such things. Now I just needed to return to my troop and figure out a plan to deal with those bios.
"Alright you mental little shits." We were gathering around Erwin, heads pushed together, limiting the power of our transmissions not to extend beyond the furthest of us.

"I hadn't seen an psychs over there Erwin."

"I still feel better not taking any chances - Hey Rocket, how many cells we have left?" Rocket, as he was known to our group, got his name from those legs of his. I had never seen a human outrun a car till I met him. He was one of the first after the crisis. One of the first to undergo extremely experimental surgery to become superhuman. When LeRoy had underwent the knife he was just your average military field surgeon - but when he came out half machine...well his legs weren't the only thing he lost in that surgery.

Three fingers. We only had three cells left. Three cells between 20 men, deep in enemy territory. Separated from the main force in what was supposed to be a simple scouting mission.
"Alright. We've been in worse straits." That was true enough, last week we had been surrounded 6 psychs...but never had we been separated by miles of, now enemy, urban sprawl. "All we have to do is keeping pushing north."

"We'll skirt this camp to the west," with that statement a map was transmitted to all of us with a rough arrow showing where he was talking about, "then we'll just continue our little stroll back to main force." I couldn't help but smile at his delivery of that last statement. That's why our force trusted him. He had a way of making light of every situation and keeping the rest of the them in good spirits. "All right then. Let's roll out."

With that we fell in behind our commander. Trusting the path that he blazed for us we actively hid our vital signs and those of us with EM suppression abilities tried to hide the telltale human mind from any psychs that may have been wandering about. As we jogged forward, avoiding areas that seemed 'jiggy' to Erwin, I let my mind wander back to before.

Before this shit storm. Back when I was just a researcher in a human enhancement team. A pang of guilt struck me as I looked at Rocket. What have we become. I quickly pushed that aside and firmly reminded myself that we are survivors. We will do what we must. We will fight to survive.

"Vitals." Erwin pulled up and glanced at me. "What do you see there Mr. Spook?" That was apparently his favorite name for me, it was a play on that fact I could essentially disappear and my scientist background.

"I'm not a Vulcan - but I see two heat signatures in that red brick house there."

"Are they others?" Erwin shot back at me. "No sir. Humans by the look of it. Their signature is not hot enough to be others" Erwin looked back at the fragged out brick house. "Alright. Let's see what we can do for them."

A quick jog and our 20 man recon team pulled up to the remnants of the ancient building. Erwin looked at me and shoved his head in the direction of the entrance and I grudgingly cloaked and went inside. As I found my way around old furniture and new destruction I wondered how anyone could be surviving out here, until I finally found the heat sources.

I looked at them. Lost for words.

"Whatcha seein in there Davis?" Erwin's voice came through clear but still somehow muddled by my thoughts. There was no way this was possible.

"Davis! Report."

"Sir. I found..." I paused finding the words not wanting to leave my tongue from simple incredulity. "What did you find boy?" "A live woman and a little girl sir."

Silence.

~~~~Let's see where this goes. I'm really enjoying this story and finding it as I write it. :)

title: [Sci-Fi] Rebirth of a Race [Part 2]

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

Who is the team's leader?

answer: Erwin is the team's leader.

answer: The team's leader is Erwin.

answer: Erwin is the team's leader.

answer: The man with the most experience of using enhancements, a group of men hoping to survive an ordeal, is known as Rocket.

text: "The man with the most experience of using enhancements, a group of men hoping to survive an ordeal, is known as Rocket." - The team's leader is Erwin, not Rocket.

answer: Erwin

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

Who is the narrator?

answer: An unnamed member of a recon team

text: "An unnamed member of a recon team" - is incorrect. The narrator is Davis, aka Mr. Spook.

answer: The narrator is Davis, one of the 20 men in a recon team.

answer: The person with the thoughts in the story is Davis. He is on a recon mission with a recon team.

text: "The person with the thoughts in the story is Davis. He is on a recon mission with a recon team." - Davis would have sufficed. Also, "he is on a recon mission with a recon team" is redundant and should be deleted.

answer: The narrator is Davis, a member of an recon team.

text: "an recon" - is incorrect grammar. Replace "an" with "a"

refinement: The narrator is Davis, a member of a recon team.

answer: Davis, but Erwin calls him Mr. Spook

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

What special ability does the narrator have?

answer: The narrator possesses the ability to cloak themselves from psychs.

text: "cloak themselves" - the narrator is Davis, who is male. Correct the pronoun usage.

refinement: The narrator, Davis, possesses the ability to cloak himself from psychs.

text: "ability to cloak himself - must elaborate on this.

refinement: The narrator, Davis, possesses EM suppression, which is the ability to hide the telltale human mind from psychs. He can also hide his vitals and cloak himself, essentially disappearing.

answer: He can cloak and hide his vital signs.

text: "He can cloak" - elaborate on this so a naive reader can understand. Also mention the narrator's name.

refinement: The narrator, Davis, possesses EM suppression, which is the ability to hide the telltale human mind from psychs. He can also hide his vitals and cloak himself, essentially disappearing.

answer: He can make himself invisible

text: "He can make himself invisible" - add a period to end the sentence.

text: "He can make himself invisible." - must elaborate on this.

refinement: He can make himself invisible by hiding his vitals and his mind from psychs.

answer: He combines disappearing with hiding his heat signature.

text: "hiding his heat signature." - it wasn't mentioned if Davis can also hide his heat signature. Replace with "hiding his vitals and mind"

refinement: He combines disappearing with hiding his vitals and mind from psychs.

answer: The narrator is able to sense human heat signatures and ascertain whether or not they are human or other.

text: "The narrator is able to sense human heat signatures and ascertain whether or not they are human or other." - it was not established if this was a special ability or a device, like infrared, and is more like an assumption than a fact. Must include the actual abilities mentioned in the story.

refinement: The narrator, Davis, possesses EM suppression, which is the ability to hide the telltale human mind from psychs. He can also hide his vitals and cloak himself, essentially disappearing.

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

What does the narrator find?

answer: A woman and a little girl.

answer: A woman and a little girl

answer: The narrator finds a live woman and a little girl.

answer: A woman and a little girl

answer: The narrator finds a live woman and a little girl.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: This story takes place in the future and mostly involves a group of soldiers, with the narrator, that are on a mission. They get separated from the main force. They spot two heat signatures in a red brick house and say that it's a woman and a little girl.

text: "with the narrator" - doesn't seem to fit and should be deleted.

refinement:
This story takes place in the future and mostly involves a group of soldiers that are on a mission.
They get separated from the main force.
They spot two heat signatures in a red brick house and say that it's a woman and a little girl.

text: Doesn't mention that the soldiers have special abilities. Replace "that are on a mission" with something about the soldier's abilities.

refinement:
This story takes place in the future and mostly involves a group of soldiers who have special abilities that allow them to cloak their vitals and mind, essentially turning invisible.
They get separated from the main force.
They spot two heat signatures in a red brick house and say that it's a woman and a little girl.

text: "They spot" - it was Davis, the narrator, who spots the two heat signatures.

refinement:
This story takes place in the future and mostly involves a group of soldiers who have special abilities that allow them to cloak their vitals and mind, essentially turning invisible.
They get separated from the main force.
Davis, the narrator, spots two heat signatures in a red brick house and says that it's a woman and a little girl.

answer: The recon squad is separated from their main force when they find a woman and a girl alive in the ruins of an abandoned building. They don't know where they came from, but they are determined to carry them to safety. Can the squad escape the enemy psychs and make it back to the main forces intact?

text: "They don't know where they came from, but they are determined to carry them to safety." - the story hasn't reached this point yet, and all this is speculative. Replace with facts about what Davis thinks when he sees the destroyed building.

refinement:
The recon squad is separated from their main force when they find a woman and a girl alive in the ruins of an abandoned building.
Davis, the soldier who found them, is at a loss for words and wonders how they could've survived the destruction.
Can the squad escape the enemy psychs and make it back to the main forces intact?

text: "Can the squad escape the enemy psychs and make it back to the main forces intact?" - it's odd that this summary ends in a question. Rewrite to remove the question mark.

refinement:
The recon squad is separated from their main force when they find a woman and a girl alive in the ruins of an abandoned building.
Davis, the soldier who found them, is at a loss for words and wonders how they could've survived the destruction.
The squad needs to escape the enemy psychs and make it back to the main forces.

answer: A 20 member recon team is separated from the main force. They stumble upon a woman and her young daughter who are the only survivors amidst a brutal warzone. The team must decide whether to make contact with the woman or risk continuing to their original destination.

text: "a woman and her young daughter" - it was never established in the story if the girl is the woman's daughter.

refinement:
A 20 member recon team is separated from the main force.
They stumble upon a woman and a young girl who are the only survivors amidst a brutal warzone.
The team must decide whether to make contact with the woman or risk continuing to their original destination.

text: "The team must decide whether to make contact with the woman or risk continuing to their original destination." - this never happened because the story hasn't reached this point yet. Needs a major rewrite.

refinement:
A 20 member recon team is separated from the main force.
They stumble upon a woman and a young girl who are the only survivors amidst a brutal warzone.
Davis, the soldier who found them, is at a loss for words and wonders how they could've survived the destruction.

answer: The author is writing a sci fi story about creatures called "bios" that attack a group of humans. The humans, called "psychs" are trying to evade the creatures. Eventually, one of them finds two survivors in the rubble so they stop to check on them.

text: "The author is writing a sci fi story about creatures called "bios" that attack a group of humans. The humans, called "psychs" are trying to evade the creatures." - these statements are too premature in assuming that the "bios" are attacking humans because it was not stated in the story. The humans are not the psychs, because they are actually trying to avoid them. Also, the beginning of the sentence "The author is writing a sci-fi story" doesn't fit the context of what a summary should be. The summary needs a complete overhaul.

refinement:
Erwin leads a 20-man recon team of soldiers with special abilities (invisibility, hiding vitals, cloaking thoughts) deep in enemy territory, avoiding psychs while trying to return to the main force.
Along the way, Davis (the narrator) detects two heat signatures in a red brick house, and upon confirming that they're human, gets the order from Erwin to cloak himself and investigate.
Davis wonders how anyone could survive the destruction and is stunned to learn that the two heat signatures belong to a live woman and young girl.

answer: Erwin plots a path for the recon team to rejoin the main force. As they follow it, the narrator, Davis, detects two life signs and uses his ability to become invisible to investigate. He finds a woman and a little girl.


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text:
Hey everybody! I wrote this piece for a final project where I am supposed to present my work to people and have it critiqued. I thought, what better place to do that than r/shortstories. This is the first time posting and also the first creative writing class that i've taken so any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated as I am sure there are a bunch of things that I could change. Thanks in advance!

	It was a cold winter night. The snow had just started to fall, and nights were getting longer and longer. It was only 4:30 p.m. when the sun decided to set. Of course, night time was the only thing that I looked forward to throughout the day. I look forward to it because it is when HE decides to come out. By “HE” I mean the man that had been murdering unsuspecting people every day. Why do I look forward to this man coming out and brutally murdering innocent people you ask? Because I follow him. That’s right, I know who he is and where he lives. Pretty stereotypical serial killer if you ask me, I’m surprised they haven’t caught him yet. I follow him every night, and watch him seek out his victim. I have been doing it for so long now that I am actually starting to feel some kind of weird connection to the guy. It’s like I can read his mind and tell ahead of time who he is going to kill tonight. By now you’re probably wondering why I don’t just turn him in. Well, around when all this started I had hit a low point in my life. I was working a dead-end job, I had no friends, and my parents didn’t even care about me. They were too busy showering my old brother with praise while I struggled to make ends meet. After months of waking up, going to work, coming home, eating dinner alone and then getting ready to do it all over again, I finally decided that I had had enough. I was going to end it. Kill myself, that is. What’s the point? I’m living this miserable life that’s going nowhere. If I don’t end it now then what? Go through this for the next 50-60 years of my life? Fuck that. Why waste time, I figured I’d just get it over with. I had it all planned out. I was going to make a big spectacle of myself. My plan was to head over to the nearby park and hang myself from one of the trees. Then leave a suicide note, of course, because how could I forget that? What would a suicide even be without a suicide note? So I brought all my “supplies” to the park and prepared to do the deed. I had climbed a nice tall tree in the center of the park to make sure that I would not go unnoticed. As I sat atop the tree branch, trying to tie the god damn noose correctly, I heard a scream. I stopped what I was doing and scanned the park for the source. It was dark out and the lights around the park were not doing a very good job, but as I stared out into the distance I noticed two figures that looked to be struggling with one another. Great…someone’s getting murdered on the night that I’m going to kill myself. Who the hell is going to care about me when this shit is all over the news? Well not on my watch. I am not going to sit by and let these two people steal my spotlight. I climbed down from the tree and ran over two the two people with the intention of stopping the murder. As I got closer the screens became muffled. I quickened my pace but was apparently not quick enough. As I came upon where the figures were I heard only silence. I remained out of sight from the person that was standing up; I was close enough now that I could make out every little detail of him. I looked down and saw the woman’s neck had been sliced open. God dammit…well I can’t kill myself now! Frustrated I began to hatch a new plan. This woman’s murder is going to be all over the news, and I have seen the killer! I bet I could give them a pretty accurate description that would lead to his arrest. But that still wouldn’t solve my problems. I needed to do something better than that. I needed to stop this man myself and be seen as a hero. Yeah, then my parents would talk about me instead of my brother and I would probably be able to find a better job as well. That night, I followed that man home, and have been following him ever since, learning everything about him, and perfecting how I was going to take him out.

title: Short Story for a Final Project: Suicide Spotlight

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

Describe how the narrator felt about their life.

answer: The narrator felt trapped in an unhappy, lonely existence. They were looking to kill themselves in order to escape their stagnant existence. However, when they witnessed a murder in progress, they were compelled to abandon their suicide plans and instead set out to become a vigilante to stop the killer. The narrator was angry and frustrated at their current situation, but also motivated by their quest for a better life.

answer: The narrator felt lonely and miserable when they decided to kill themselves, yet doing so would not solve their problems. Then they learnt about this serial killer and realised that killing him might help them gain the attention that they so badly desired.

answer: The narrator felt the need to end it, they saw no point in living and since they had no one who cared, they wanted to commit suicide.

answer: The narrator was pretty upset with how their life was going. The narrator felt as though their parents did not care about them as much as they did their brother. The narrator also was tired of having the same routine of going to work every day, coming home and eating dinner alone, and then having to live the same day over and over again. The narrator was ready to end their life.

answer: The narrator felt like their life was miserable, unfulfilling, and going nowhere. They felt like it was easier to just end it all. However, when they heard a cry for help and realized that someone was about to be murdered, their motivation changed. The idea of being able to be recognized as a hero for stopping the killer suddenly became more appealing than taking the easy way out. This led the narrator to change their plan from suicide to actively seeking the killer out and ending their reign of terror. The overall tone of the story seems to be one of frustration and discontentment.

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

What was the main reason as to why the narrator followed the serial killer?

answer: The main reason the narrator followed the serial killer was to stop him from murdering other innocents and also to receive admiration from others in the process. The narrator was motivated by the emptiness in their life and a desire for recognition.

answer: They had decided to kill themselves that night and followed him instead.

text: Does not tell us anything at all about the narrator's intention, merely states the facts.

refinement: The man decided that better than killing themselves was being seen as a hero. They desired recognition from their parents and even a better job. They associated all of this with the idea of being a vigilante. They decided to follow the killer and "take him out."

answer: The main reason the narrator follows the serial killer around is to become a hero. The narrator was going to kill themselves but saw the serial killer killing someone, and thought to themselves how they could be integral to identifying the serial killer and they would become a hero. To be a hero meant the narrator would have to follow the serial killer around and and take him out.

answer: It was so that she can present a well-informed eyewitness testimony and killer the killer herself so that she can get the praise and admiration she has always been longing for.

answer: The main reason the narrator followed the serial killer is that he wanted to be seen as a hero. He wanted to stop the serial killer himself and make a name for himself in order to get out of the unfulfilling life that he was living.


text:
[International Women's Day]

_8th March 2019_

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY!

Happy International Women’s Day! We proudly have a heap of strong female founders as wonderful clients. Therefore, this blog is dedicated to you – keep representing women in power and keep achieving above and beyond.

The 8th March marks International Women’s Day which is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Furthermore, it also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. This year’s theme is #BalanceForBetter – Better the balance, better the world. You can read more on the website here.

FIELD DAY/FIELD APOTHECARY

Firstly, a strong female founder we are celebrating is Alix Mulholland of Field Day/Field Apothecary. Alix created Field Day with the vision of bringing a little bit of luxury to homes with natural, long-lasting Irish inspired scents. For instance, Alix’s hand poured candles (Sea, Tea, Field to name a few) offer a unique and distinctive lingering aroma that make you feel right at home. Perfect as a gift for friends or family, or as a treat for yourself you can enjoy time and time again. View her beautiful products here.

We spoke to Alix about the importance of packaging within her industry.

“As a giftware company our packaging quality is extremely important – Priory Press understand this and always produce printing of a high standard. They have gone to great lengths to ensure I get consistency in my print colours. I have worked with many printers over the years and find Priory Press very helpful and courteous.”

[Alix Mulholland]

_Alix Mulholland_

Chocolatey Clare

Secondly, Clare’s a Vegan, but she also _loves_ chocolate. As a result, she was on the hunt in the supermarket for vegan, dairy-free chocolate that somehow still tasted chocolatey. In conclusion, Clare embarked on creating her own bar of chocolate. So, with six flavours later and stocked at Supervalu, Avoca Ireland and more, it’s safe to say she’s mastered the art!

Here is her recent post thanking us for the artwork we’ve created for her. Our highly skilled in-house design team can help clients just like Clare, who was open to guidance and inspiration from us into crafting a perfect design!

“I WAS DELIGHTED TO WORK WITH PRIORY PRESS PACKAGING AS I HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR A PRINTING COMPANY WITH AN ECO-FRIENDLY ETHOS THAT WOULD MATCH MY BRAND – EVERY ASPECT WAS EXPERTLY COVERED, FROM VEGETABLE-BASED INK TO WIND-POWERED PRINTING MACHINES.

WHAT MORE COULD I WANT! EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION FROM THE TEAM AND TOP-NOTCH PACKAGING THAT I’M PROUD TO USE FOR MY CHOCOLATE. THANK YOU, PRIORY PRESS!”

[Chocolately Clare]

_Chocolatey Clare_

Remedy Roots

Cousin duo Lisa and Stuart founded Remedy Roots in early 2018, with combined experience in Graphic Design and Marketing, and a love for all things natural – they created their unique herbal tea blends that all the family can enjoy. Launching their completely compostable packaging with a little help from us at their Food Academy trial in Supervalu, they have gone from strength to strength. We can’t wait to see what else they come up with!

“The guys at Priory Press helped us develop our products to the standard we had hoped for; with them, we achieved our goal of completely compostable packaging. The new packs have boosted our shelf sales, drummed up new retailer interest and given us something to be proud of when talking to our customers. Overnight, they’ve become a key partner and advisor in our supply chain.”

[Remedy Roots]

_Remedy Roots_

The Busy Botanist

Best friends and strong female founders, Clair and Jo, are passionate about healthy options through easy choices. They found most on-shelf herbal teas disappointing as they contained additives, colourings and preservatives – not as healthy as they appear! Clair and Jo buddied up to produce splendid (and healthy) tea to support their active lifestyle. They currently have an impressive range of 14 quirky products which include ‘Will Power,’ ‘Women’s Problem’s,’ ‘Sneezy Wheezy’ and PPP’s favourite, ‘Pick Me Up.’ We loved creating such vibrant packaging for Clair and Jo as they complement the vibrant flavours.

The Little Herb Farm

Finally, this strong female founder, Lindsey, luckily has her family on board to help with all things herby! She even has the help of her young children and their Granny and Papa. A strong female founder and family woman all in one! This business boomed in a flash and now the products can be found all over the UK. Their vinegar bottles involve home-grown ingredients including herbs and locally sourced fruit. Also, check out these Gluten-Free, Fat-Free wonders! Furthermore, Priory Press Packaging created sleeves for their new sauces and dips which complement these delicious delicacies!

[The Little Herb Farm]

_The Little Herb Farm_

How will you celebrate women’s achievements today?

In conclusion, we are THRILLED to have such influential women as customers. We _love_ to watch their companies grow with success and we are chuffed to have been a big part of their process. Start your story with us today and we can help your business grow _too_!

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

Who is being celebrated at for Field Apothecary?

answer: Alix Mulholland.

answer: Alix Mulholland.

answer: Alix Mulholland is being celebrated at Field Apothecary.

answer: Alix Mulholland is being celebrated for Field ApothecaryIt

text: Spelling mistake.

refinement: Alix Mulholland is being celebrated for Field Apothecary.

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

Describe Chocolatey Clare.

answer: Clare loves chocolate as she is Vegan. Her creation of her vegan chocolate bar is one of the mentioned female founders.

text: The response is missing information about the origin of Chocolatey Clare.

refinement: Clare loves chocolate but is also a vegan. She went on a hunt for vegan, dairy-free chocolate that still had good taste. This caused her to embark on her own chocolate making journey.

answer: She is vegan but loves chocolate. Her creation of her chocolate bar is one of the mentioned female founders.

text: The response is missing information about the origin of Chocolatey Clare.

refinement: Clare loves chocolate but is also a vegan. She went on a hunt for vegan, dairy-free chocolate that still had good taste. This caused her to embark on her own chocolate making journey.

answer: Clare is vegan, but surprisingly, she loves chocolate. Therefore, she was on the hunt in the supermarket for vegan, dairy-free chocolate that still tasted chocolatey. She finally embarked on creating her own chocolate bar that she stocked at Supervalu and more.

answer: She is a vegan who loves chocolate. She was on the hunt in the supermarket for vegan, dairy-free chocolate that somehow still tasted chocolatey. She embarked on creating her own bar of chocolate.

answer: Chocolatey Clare is a vegan who loves chocolate. She was on the hunt in the supermarket for vegan, dairy-free chocolate that still tasted chocolatey. She embarked on creating her own bar of chocolate.

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

Describe the Busy Botanist.

answer: According to Clare and Jo, herbal teas contain additives, preservatives, and colorings. They only do this to support their active lifestyle. They currently have 14 quirky products. They have Gluten-Free, Fat-Free products.

text: The highlighted sentences in the response are clunky and do not explain the origins of Busy Botanist.

refinement: According to Clare and Jo, herbal teas contain additives, preservatives, and colorings, and are not as healthy as they appear. They buddied up to create healthy teas to support their active lifestyle. They currently have 14 products total.

answer: The Busy Botanist is two friends who are passionate about natural and healthy food and teas. Clair and Jo produce these. To make people understand how healthy the products are, they have equipped the teas with vibrant packaging

text: The highlighted portion of the response is unnecessary and should replaced

refinement: The Busy Botanist is two friends who are passionate about natural and healthy food and teas. Clair and Jo produce these. They realized many supposedly healthy teas contained additives, colorings, and preservatives, so they created a range of 14 healthy products to support their active lifestyles.

answer: The author refers to Clare and Jo as "strong female founders". They are passionate about healthy options through easy choices. A lot of Clare and Jo's herbal teas contain additives, preservatives, and colorings. They only do this to support their active lifestyle. They currently have 14 quirky products. They have Gluten-Free, Fat-Free products.

text: The highlighted sentence is inaccurate. Clare and Jo created their products in response to already-existing herbal teas that contain additives, preservatives, and colorings.

refinement: The author refers to Clare and Jo as "strong female founders". They are passionate about healthy options through easy choices. A lot of supposedly healthy herbal teas contain additives, preservatives, and colorings. They only do this to support their active lifestyle. They currently have 14 quirky products. They have Gluten-Free, Fat-Free products.

text: The highlighted sentence takes the passage out of context. Clare and Jo made their line of products in response to the supposedly healthy products in stores, and it supports their particular lifestyle.

refinement: The author refers to Clare and Jo as "strong female founders". They are passionate about healthy options through easy choices. A lot of supposedly healthy herbal teas contain additives, preservatives, and colorings. Their products go hand in hand with their active lifestyle. They currently have 14 quirky products. They have Gluten-Free, Fat-Free products.

answer: The Busy Botanist is a company founded by two friends, Clair and Jo. They are passionate about healthy options through easy choices. They found most on-shelf herbal teas disappointing as they contained additives, colorings and preservatives.

text: The response is missing key information about their line of products.

refinement: The Busy Botanist is a company founded by two friends, Clair and Jo. They are passionate about healthy options through easy choices. They found most on-shelf herbal teas disappointing as they contained additives, colorings and preservatives. They currently have 14 products on the market.

answer: The Busy Botanist is a brand that is passionate about healthy options through easy choices. They produce splendid (and healthy) teas to support their active lifestyle.

text: The response is missing information regarding the owners of the brand.

refinement: The Busy Botanist is a brand that is passionate about healthy options through easy choices. It is owed by Clair and Jo, who started the brand in response to seeing that many supposedly healthy tea products actually contain additives, colorings, and preservatives. They produce splendid (and healthy) teas to support their active lifestyle.

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

Describe all the strong female founders this article chose to highlight.

answer: All of the strong female founders are founders of companies. The first one is Alix Mulholland of Field Day/Field Apothecary. She created Field Day with the vision of bringing a little bit of luxury to homes with natural, long-lasting Irish inspired scents. The second one is Clare, a Vegan who loves chocolate. She embarked on creating her own bar of chocolate. The third one is Lisa and Stuart, the founders of Remedy Roots. They have combined experience in Graphic Design and Marketing, and a love for all things natural. The fourth one is Lindsey, the founder of The Little Herb Farm. She has her family on board to help with all things herby.

text: The highlighted portion is missing what Lisa and Stuart actually do with Remedy Roots, and also what Lindsey does with the Little Herb Farm.

refinement: All of the strong female founders are founders of companies. The first one is Alix Mulholland of Field Day/Field Apothecary. She created Field Day with the vision of bringing a little bit of luxury to homes with natural, long-lasting Irish inspired scents. The second one is Clare, a Vegan who loves chocolate. She embarked on creating her own bar of chocolate. The third one is Lisa and Stuart, the founders of Remedy Roots. They create unique herbal tea blends that the whole family can enjoy. The fourth one is Lindsey, the founder of The Little Herb Farm. She creates condiments and sauces from all natural ingredients.

text: The response is missing a description of the Busy Botanist and their founders, Clair and Jo.

refinement: All of the strong female founders are founders of companies. The first one is Alix Mulholland of Field Day/Field Apothecary. She created Field Day with the vision of bringing a little bit of luxury to homes with natural, long-lasting Irish inspired scents. The second one is Clare, a Vegan who loves chocolate. She embarked on creating her own bar of chocolate. The third one is Lisa and Stuart, the founders of Remedy Roots. They create unique herbal tea blends that the whole family can enjoy. The fourth one is Lindsey, the founder of The Little Herb Farm. She has her family on board to help with all things herby. The fifth is Clair and Jo who founded Busy Botanist, who started the tea company to support their active lifestyles.

answer: Alix Mulholland of Field Day/Field Apothecary and Clare's a Vegan, but she also loves chocolate. As a result, she was on the hunt in the supermarket for vegan, dairy-free chocolate that somehow still tasted chocolatey so she embarked on creating her own chocolate. Lisa and Stuart founded Remedy Roots in early 2018. They even have the help of their family.

text: The response is missing several people that are mentioned in the passage.

refinement: All of the strong female founders are founders of companies. The first one is Alix Mulholland of Field Day/Field Apothecary. She created Field Day with the vision of bringing a little bit of luxury to homes with natural, long-lasting Irish inspired scents. The second one is Clare, a Vegan who loves chocolate. She embarked on creating her own bar of chocolate. The third one is Lisa and Stuart, the founders of Remedy Roots. They create unique herbal tea blends that the whole family can enjoy. The fourth one is Lindsey, the founder of The Little Herb Farm. She has her family on board to help with all things herby. The fifth is Clair and Jo who founded Busy Botanist, who started the tea company to support their active lifestyles.

answer: Alix Mulholland of Field Day/Field Apothecary, Clare's a Vegan, but she also loves chocolate. As a result, she was on the hunt in the supermarket for vegan, dairy-free chocolate that somehow still tasted chocolatey so she embarked on creating her own chocolate. Lisa and Stuart founded Remedy Roots in early 2018. They even have the help of their family.

text: same as response 2

refinement: All of the strong female founders are founders of companies. The first one is Alix Mulholland of Field Day/Field Apothecary. She created Field Day with the vision of bringing a little bit of luxury to homes with natural, long-lasting Irish inspired scents. The second one is Clare, a Vegan who loves chocolate. She embarked on creating her own bar of chocolate. The third one is Lisa and Stuart, the founders of Remedy Roots. They create unique herbal tea blends that the whole family can enjoy. The fourth one is Lindsey, the founder of The Little Herb Farm. She has her family on board to help with all things herby. The fifth is Clair and Jo who founded Busy Botanist, who started the tea company to support their active lifestyles.

answer: Alix Mulholland, Clare, Lisa and Stuart, Clair and Jo, Lindsey, and Lindsey's family.

text: No description of the people described in the passage.

refinement: All of the strong female founders are founders of companies. The first one is Alix Mulholland of Field Day/Field Apothecary. She created Field Day with the vision of bringing a little bit of luxury to homes with natural, long-lasting Irish inspired scents. The second one is Clare, a Vegan who loves chocolate. She embarked on creating her own bar of chocolate. The third one is Lisa and Stuart, the founders of Remedy Roots. They create unique herbal tea blends that the whole family can enjoy. The fourth one is Lindsey, the founder of The Little Herb Farm. She has her family on board to help with all things herby. The fifth is Clair and Jo who founded Busy Botanist, who started the tea company to support their active lifestyles.

answer: The female founders listed were Lindsey who makes Herbs and Vinegars, Alix Mulholland, who makes candles and Clare who runs Chocolatey Clare. The Busybotanist duo were best friends and strongest foundation. Lastly, some cousins, Stuart and Lisa, founded Remedy Roots. All of these women are strong role models in their industries.

text: The response does not give descriptions of the people described in the passage.

refinement: All of the strong female founders are founders of companies. The first one is Alix Mulholland of Field Day/Field Apothecary. She created Field Day with the vision of bringing a little bit of luxury to homes with natural, long-lasting Irish inspired scents. The second one is Clare, a Vegan who loves chocolate. She embarked on creating her own bar of chocolate. The third one is Lisa and Stuart, the founders of Remedy Roots. They create unique herbal tea blends that the whole family can enjoy. The fourth one is Lindsey, the founder of The Little Herb Farm. She has her family on board to help with all things herby. The fifth is Clair and Jo who founded Busy Botanist, who started the tea company to support their active lifestyles.

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

Would Clair and Jo enjoy going to Japan to learn about teas?

answer: No answer

answer: No, they would not enjoy going to Japan to learn about teas.

text: The question is not answered by the passage.

answer: Japan may produce teas, but Clair and Jo are passionate about teas with easy choices, so they would be disinterested in a tour of Japan, but they would appreciate Japanese teas if they tasted them.

text: The question is not answered by the passage.

answer: Lindsey, they will collaborate with the tea farmers and learn about how they get the best out of their herbs, how they interact with the sun, and how one needs to care for growing these herbs. They have learned from the best and have utilized their hands-on experience to create superb blends and herbs. This is something only tea aficionados would understand.

text: The question is not answered by the passage.

answer: No answer

answer: Clair and Jo would enjoy going to Japan to learn about teas.

text: The question is not answered by the passage.


text:
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[2014 Winter TCA Tour - Day 1]
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Judd Apatow has perhaps been the most vocal critic of Bill Cosby since revelations about the legendary comedian’s having drugged and raped women first surfaced. Well now he has taken the attacks to a new level, doing a dead on impression of Cosby during an appearance on the Tonight Show.

The director of the new hit movie “Trainwreck” returned to his roots to do a stand up routine. Apatow started off slow, but finished off strong by doing a bit as Coby trying to keep his wife from finding out about the scandal by stealing the daily newspaper.

Apatow basically did Cosby doing a routine making fun of his current troubles.

See it here:

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READ MORE ABOUT: Bill Cosby, Cinema of the United States, Entertainment/Culture, Judd Apatow, legendary comedian, Nationality, Television in the United States, vocal critic of Bill Cosby

question: Why is Judd Apatow criticizing Bill Cosby?

answer: Judd Apatow is criticizing Bill Cosby because he believes that Cosby is guilty of raping women.

text: Bill Cosby has also been accused of drugging women.

refinement: Judd Apatow is criticizing Bill Cosby because he believes that Cosby is guilty of drugging and raping women.

text: Judd Apatow "has perhaps been the most vocal critic of Bill Cosby since revelations about the legendary comedian’s having drugged and raped women first surfaced."

answer: Judd Apatow is criticizing Bill Cosby because he believes that Cosby is a rapist.

text: Bill Cosby has also been accused of drugging women.

refinement: Judd Apatow is criticizing Bill Cosby because he believes that Cosby is a rapist and drugs women.

text: Judd Apatow "has perhaps been the most vocal critic of Bill Cosby since revelations about the legendary comedian’s having drugged and raped women first surfaced."

answer: Because of the revelations about Cosby drugging and raping women.

text: The answer could be phrased as a complete sentence.

refinement: Judd Apatow is criticizing Bill Cosby because of the revelations about Cosby drugging and raping women.

text: Judd Apatow "has perhaps been the most vocal critic of Bill Cosby since revelations about the legendary comedian’s having drugged and raped women first surfaced."

answer: Apatow is criticizing Bill Cosby because Cosby drugged and raped many women.

text: Judd Apatow "has perhaps been the most vocal critic of Bill Cosby since revelations about the legendary comedian’s having drugged and raped women first surfaced."

question: Who is Judd Apatow?

answer: Judd Apatow is the director of the movie "Trainwreck", as well as stand up comedian.

text: Judd Apatow is also a vocal critic of Bill Cosby.

refinement: Judd Apatow is the director of the movie "Trainwreck", as well as stand up comedian and vocal critic of Bill Cosby.

text: Judd Apatow is the "director of the new hit movie “Trainwreck.”

text: Judd Apatow "returned to his roots to do a stand up routine."

answer: Judd Apatow is a director and comedian who has been vocal in his criticism of Bill Cosby since the revelations about the comedian's alleged sexual assaults came to light.

text: Judd Apatow is the "director of the new hit movie “Trainwreck.”

text: Judd Apatow "returned to his roots to do a stand up routine."

text: Judd Apatow "has perhaps been the most vocal critic of Bill Cosby since revelations about the legendary comedian’s having drugged and raped women first surfaced."

answer: Judd Apatow is a director of the new hit movie "Trainwreck".

text: Judd Apatow is "the" director of "Trainwreck," not one of many directors.

refinement: Judd Apatow is the director of the new hit movie "Trainwreck".

text: Judd Apatow is also a comedian.

refinement: Judd Apatow is the director of the new hit movie "Trainwreck" as well as a comedian.

text: Judd Apatow is also a vocal critic of Bill Cosby.

refinement: Judd Apatow is the director of the new hit movie "Trainwreck" as well as a comedian and vocal critic of Bill Cosby.

text: Judd Apatow is the "director of the new hit movie “Trainwreck.”

answer: Judd Apatow is a director of the new hit movie "Trainwreck."

text: Judd Apatow is "the" director of "Trainwreck," not one of many directors.

refinement: Judd Apatow is the director of the new hit movie "Trainwreck."

text: Judd Apatow is also a comedian.

refinement: Judd Apatow is the director of the new hit movie "Trainwreck" as well as a comedian.

text: Judd Apatow is also a vocal critic of Bill Cosby.

refinement: Judd Apatow is the director of the new hit movie "Trainwreck" as well as a comedian and vocal critic of Bill Cosby.

text: Judd Apatow is the "director of the new hit movie “Trainwreck.”

question: What was the bit that Apatow did?

answer: Apatow did a bit as Cosby trying to keep his wife from finding out about the scandal by stealing the daily newspaper.

text: Apatow "a bit as Cosby trying to keep his wife from finding out about the scandal by stealing the daily newspaper."

answer: Apatow did a stand up routine where he did a dead on impression of Cosby during an appearance on the Tonight Show.

text: The answer does not include a description of the bit.

refinement: Apatow did a stand up routine where he did an impression of Cosby trying to keep his wife from finding out about the scandal by stealing the daily newspaper.

text: Apatow did do "a dead on impression of Cosby during an appearance on the Tonight Show."

answer: Apatow did a bit in which he impersonated Cosby trying to keep his wife from finding out about the scandal by stealing the daily newspaper.

text: Apatow "a bit as Cosby trying to keep his wife from finding out about the scandal by stealing the daily newspaper."

answer: Apatow did a bit as Bill Cosby trying to keep his wife from finding out about the scandal.

text: The answer could include more details on Apatow's bit.

refinement: Apatow did a bit as Bill Cosby trying to keep his wife from finding out about the scandal by stealing the daily newspaper.

text: Apatow "a bit as Cosby trying to keep his wife from finding out about the scandal by stealing the daily newspaper."

question: Who is Bill Cosby?

answer: He is a legendary comedian who has been accused of drugging and raping women.

text: The answer could be clearer in its use of pronouns.

refinement: Bill Cosby is a legendary comedian who has been accused of drugging and raping women.

text: Bill Cosby has had "revelations about the legendary comedian’s having drugged and raped women."

answer: Bill Cosby is a legendary comedian who has recently been embroiled in a scandal after revelations of him drugging and raping women surfaced.

text: Bill Cosby has had "revelations about the legendary comedian’s having drugged and raped women."

answer: Not answered.

text: There is enough information in the text to answer who Bill Cosby is.

refinement: Bill Cosby is a legendary comedian who has recently been embroiled in a scandal after revelations of him drugging and raping women surfaced.

answer: Bill Cosby is a legendary comedian who has been accused of drugging and raping women.

text: Bill Cosby has had "revelations about the legendary comedian’s having drugged and raped women."

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Judd Apatow took a comedic jab at Bill Cosby on the Tonight Show, doing a dead-on impression of the embattled comedian.

text: Judd Apatow is also one of Bill Cosby's biggest critics.

refinement: Judd Apatow took a comedic jab at Bill Cosby on the Tonight Show, doing a dead-on impression of the embattled comedian. Judd Apatow has been a vocal critic of Bill Cosby since revelations about Cosby drugging and raping women first surfaced.

text: Judd Apatow did a "dead on impression of Cosby during an appearance on the Tonight Show."

answer: Judd Apatow has been one of the most vocal critics of Bill Cosby since revelations about the legendary comedian's having drugged and raped women first surfaced. In a recent appearance on the Tonight Show, Apatow did a dead-on impression of Cosby during a stand-up routine.

text: Judd Apatow has "been the most vocal critic of Bill Cosby since revelations about the legendary comedian’s having drugged and raped women first surfaced."

text: Judd Apatow did a "dead on impression of Cosby during an appearance on the Tonight Show."

answer: Judd Apatow has been a vocal critic of Bill Cosby since revelations about the legendary comedian's having drugged and raped women first surfaced.

text: Judd Apatow also performed a bit criticizing Cosby on the Tonight Show.

refinement: Judd Apatow has been a vocal critic of Bill Cosby since revelations about the legendary comedian's having drugged and raped women first surfaced. Apatow recently performed a dead on impression of Cosby during an appearance on the Tonight Show.

text: Judd Apatow has "been the most vocal critic of Bill Cosby since revelations about the legendary comedian’s having drugged and raped women first surfaced."

answer: Judd Apatow attacked Bill Cosby on the Tonight Show, doing an impersonation of Cosby trying to keep his wife from finding out about his sexual assaults by stealing the daily newspaper.

text: Judd Apatow is also one of Bill Cosby's biggest critics.

refinement: Judd Apatow attacked Bill Cosby on the Tonight Show, doing an impersonation of Cosby trying to keep his wife from finding out about his sexual assaults by stealing the daily newspaper. Judd Apatow has been a vocal critic of Bill Cosby since revelations about Cosby drugging and raping women first surfaced.

text: Judd Apatow did a "dead on impression of Cosby during an appearance on the Tonight Show."


text:
The man made his way down the path as the rain began to fall harder and harder until soon it wasn’t much different from hail. The rain hit so hard that by the time he made it to the stream cutting across campus his vision had become completely blurred from the drops on his glasses and the rain dripping from his hair. Then the rain from the clouds stopped and there was a tug on the side of his shirt.

“It’s cold out here and you don’t have a jacket. Why don’t you walk back home with me?” asked the woman.

The man shook his head and walked faster to get back into the rain and away from the umbrella.

Still the woman followed after him with the umbrella above her head.
“You will get sick from the rain your clothes are already soaked and we are still ten minutes away from home.”

The man again quickened his pace further and the rain fell harder. The woman pleaded with him again to get under the umbrella and walk with her, but he wouldn’t even look at her. Soon the rain became unbearable and the woman gave up on the man and ran the rest of the way home with the umbrella barely covering her at all anymore. The man stopped and watched her run back to the dorm buildings and when the rain started to die down again he felt very cold. He started back home and promised himself that next time it was raining he would get under her umbrella if she was out in the rain again.

title: Rain (a very short story)

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

What did the woman ask the man?

answer: To walk back home with her under the umbrella

answer: She asked the man to walk back home with her under the umbrella.

answer: The woman asked the man to walk back home with her under her umbrella.

answer: The woman asked the man why he wouldn't walk back to his dorms with her under her umbrella.

answer: The woman asked the man to walk back home with her so that he would not get sick from the rain.

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

How hard was the rain falling?

answer: The rain was falling very hard, it seemed like it wasn't much different from hail

answer: The rain was falling at such a rate as to fall heavily on the man, so hard that he went into sensory overload.

answer: It was so hard that the man's vision became blurry

answer: The rain was falling hard enough that by the time the man reached the stream, his view became blurred by the rain drops on his glasses and the rain dripping from his hair.

answer: The rain was falling very hard with hail coming down in some parts.

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

What did the man conclude at the end and why?

answer: Because of the rain, the man will probably get sick.

text: Tell us his conclusion

refinement: Because of the rain, the man will probably get sick. He decides next time he will get under the woman's umbrella.

answer: The man promised himself that in the future he would grab the umbrella, if he was out in the rain again.

answer: Once the rain died down, the man was very cold and he told himself the next time it was raining that he would get under the woman's umbrella

answer: The man decided at the end that next time it was raining he would get under an umbrella if someone was out in the rain with one. He concluded this because the rain had become unbearable and he wouldn't have been able to stay warm without getting under the umbrella.

answer: At the end of the passage, the man concluded that next time it was raining, he would get under the woman's umbrella if she was out in the rain. He realized he was wrong to ignore her pleas and he would be better off accepting her help. He wanted to keep himself safe from the rain and get home safely.

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

When the man refused the umbrella from the woman, what did the woman do?

answer: The woman followed the man in the rain, pleading with him to get under the umbrella with her.

answer: The woman followed the man with the umbrella above her head, pleading with him to get under it. Eventually, the rain became unbearable and she gave up. The man continued home when the rain died down.

answer: The woman ran the rest of the way home, with the umbrella barely covering her

answer: She kept on following him with the umbrella all the way home.

text: But eventually she gave up.

refinement: She kept on following him with the umbrella. Eventually she gave up and ran home without him.

answer: The woman was stretching her umbrella to cover both of them. Then she started to run the rest of the distance.

text: That is a contradiction of what happens in the story

refinement: The woman tried to insist the man get under the umbrella with her. Then she gave up and started to run the rest of the distance.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: A woman's umbrella saved a man from the rain by giving him a ride home. He would have accepted the ride had he looked at the woman head on. Common decency prevented him from looking the woman in the eye.

answer: The man is walking through the rain without a jacket, though a woman offers to walk with him. The rain gets harder and he continues to walk away from the woman with her umbrella. Eventually the rain becomes unbearable for the man and he starts towards home. He promises himself that next time he will accept the woman's offer.

text: The woman goes towards home not the man

refinement: The man is walking through the rain without a jacket, though a woman offers to walk with him. The rain gets harder and he continues to walk away from the woman with her umbrella. Eventually the rain becomes unbearable for the woman and she starts towards home. He promises himself that next time he will accept the woman's offer.

answer: A man is walking in the rain without an umbrella. A woman offers to walk with him after realizing he doesn't have a jacket. He declines.

answer: The man goes for a walk in the rain, ignoring a woman offering him an umbrella. The rain becomes too heavy and the woman goes home, but the man is quickly starting to get cold. Deciding next time he'll take the woman up on her umbrella offer, the man resumes walking home.

answer: The rain came down hard and the man was drenched in the rain on his way home. A woman offered an umbrella to him so he wouldn't get drenched but the man denied the offer. The woman ran home and when the rain died down, the man told himself next time he would get under then woman's umbrella.


text:
Prompt: A man gifts dreams in a world where people have forgotten how to dream.

When I first heard about him, I thought he was a myth; like Big Foot or the Yeti. I didn’t think it was possible, not anymore anyway.

We, the human race, lost our ability to dream back in the late 2050s when governments began approving the commercialization of “designer babies.” For the first time in human history, parents could choose specific DNA traits that they would want their children to inherit. Children grew up brighter, more athletic, beautiful and eventually more successful than children conceived through traditional insemination. In a world filled with perfect human beings, the poor couldn’t afford to compete and over time the world’s population shrank to a point where everyone had been created in a lab. We now possessed the richest pool of genetic material than ever studied before.

However, by about the second or third generation people began forgetting how to dream. It took years for studies and research to effectively conclude that people were no longer able to dream. Scientists dully explained the connection between the neurons that are active during the REM phase while we were asleep and nucleotides in our DNA, which became repressed and extinct over time. It was similar to the theory behind natural selection. The damage was done; it seemed inconsequential to people back then, they didn’t need as much sleep as the generations before then. Large genetic corporations who essentially customized babies spun it as “evolution.” People had no choice but to move on. Decades flew by. Dreaming was a lost design and Oneirology a forgotten science; our brains could no longer build the framework we needed to dream.The world we grew up in dreaming was a fable, told to little kids to get them to sleep.

My grandfather used to tell me stories when I was a young boy about his grandfather who like all humans at the time, could dream. He spoke of the limitless nature of dreams; of precognition, visions and anything you ever wanted. I was always fascinated by the idea even though I never completely understood it. It was hard for me to imagine what a dream was, but I used to wish that when I fell asleep that I would be magically whisked away into my world of imagination.

As I grew up, desires of dreaming faded away over time when I met the love of my life. All I wanted to do was to be with this gorgeous woman who somehow loved me too. I wanted to spend every moment of life making her smile and watching her laugh. She lit up my life and we were inseparable. I knew early on that she would always be the best thing every happened to me, I guess I won the jackpot early.

You don’t win the lottery twice.. We were so close to getting married when she passed away in car accident. They could barely identify her remains. I’m I could’ve saved her if I was there. There was a giant hole in my heart and I didn’t want to fill it. My life was never going to be the same. Everything I saw was grey; I didn’t want to meet people or work anymore. I only wanted to be with her, at least one last time to say goodbye. I just wanted to see her smile again.

Dreams.. The one place I knew I’d find her. While conducting research on the last known man to have dreamt, I found out that there was a man who was still alive, but barely. Through some persistence I convinced Mr. Takahama’s children to let me interview him. He was a lot older and more frail that I had pictured. The backstory was that he, being one of the earlier generations of designer babies, he retained the ability to dream till he was a teen. Now, at 120 years he was the last of the fortunate. During his interview, he told me that he last dreamt a couple of years ago. I was shocked, but his children brushed it off as a sign of old age. He pulled me closer and whispered, “there is a man who goes by the Dreamer, seek him and you shall find your answers.” I chuckled at the suggestion but Mr. Takahama said this more sternly than anything he had all evening.

I went looking for “the Dreamer” but most my leads were dead ends. I was mocked by my colleagues at the university. I was searching for a ghost, for a man who didn't want to be found. A few people had heard of him but no one knew anything about him for certain. I spent the better part of a year chasing a shadow. I was close to giving up, but I wanted to experience what it felt like to dream. Fortunately, a few days before I was about concede in defeat, the phone rang. The man, one of my leads, spoke hurriedly, “we found him, we found Aserinsky.”

“Who?” I asked.

“Eugene Aserinsky, the Dreamer. We’ve located him Vienna. You better fly out tonight. This is the last chance you’ll ever get."

I was excited but I tried to keep my expectations in check. I had never been so close but every other lead had ended in disappointment. I barely slept a wink on the flight to Vienna, Austria. I had so many questions and thoughts spinning through my head. I prayed that answers awaited me.

I made my way towards the Albertina, a historic museum built in the 17th century, to meet Aserinsky. My contact had told him that I had spent a significant portion of my life studying dreams and managed to convince him to meet me. I wasn’t sure what to expect.

He looked the part; an elderly man worn down by time. His silverish hair resonated wisdom and his light brown eyes gleamed of visions unseen. He spoke with a certain charisma that few developed. It became immediately known to me that he was the one I pursued.

“Do you know why I asked you to meet me here?” He spoke clearly but softly.

“Not really, I know this museum stores some of the rarest paintings from the Renaissance period centuries ago.” I replied, hoping to impress
him.

“Exactly, these painters were considered to be visionaries, romantics, dreamers and philosophers. This time period had a huge impact on human culture; the arts, science and the humanities. I’ve had dreams where I’m lost in this beauty.”

“Dreams.. Do you dream?” I asked nervously.

“Yes, I do dream. A long time ago, I discovered I had a gift for being able to dream and that I could give others the ability to dream. Our brains are no longer as capable of processing REM as decades ago, so the few men who I gave my ability to, eventually killed themselves because they couldn't distinguish a dream from reality. Why do you wish to dream so desperately?”

“I wish to be with the one person who completed me. She was taken away from me and I would do anything to be with her again.”, I reasoned.

“I must warn you that dreams are powerful; they are as real in your minds as life around you. You may die from your brain being unable to process the nerve impulse transmissions.The sad part would be that
your mind wouldn’t know the difference between a dream and death.”

Confidently I replied, “Yes, I understand the risks.”

The next thing I remember is falling asleep in my bed, floating away in a timeless time where my soul escaped into a life that wasn’t my own. I didn’t know if I was dreaming or dead but I saw her. She looked as gorgeous as ever. Even if it was death, I found some solace in knowing that I would finally be with her.

title: The Dreamer

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

What does the story say about the Dreamer?

answer: He's a man who can dream in a world where everyone lost the capability to do so. He can bestow his ability to others. After losing his girlfriend in a car accident, the narrator finds hope in searching for this man so that he can see his love again. When the narrator finds him, the Dreamer warns the narrator: dreams are dangerous. If you can't distinguish dream from reality, you could die. He allows the narrator to dream after he consents to the risks.

text: It's not clear if she was his girlfriend or fiance.

refinement: He's a man who can dream in a world where everyone lost the capability to do so. He can bestow his ability to others. After losing his to-be wife in a car accident, the narrator finds hope in searching for this man so that he can see his love again. When the narrator finds him, the Dreamer warns the narrator: dreams are dangerous. If you can't distinguish dream from reality, you could die. He allows the narrator to dream after he consents to the risks.

text: The Dreamer is a man named Eugene Aserinsky.

refinement: He's a man named Eugene Aserinsky who can dream in a world where everyone lost the capability to do so. He can bestow his ability to others. After losing his to-be wife in a car accident, the narrator finds hope in searching for this man so that he can see his love again. When the narrator finds him, the Dreamer warns the narrator: dreams are dangerous. If you can't distinguish dream from reality, you could die. He allows the narrator to dream after he consents to the risks.

answer: The story mention about the myth about the Dreamer who gifts dreams. He was a man who discovered that he had a gift for being able to dream and able to grant other people the ability to dream. The Dreamer apparently teaches people how to distinguish dreams from reality since dreams were as real as life.

text: The Dreamer doesn't teach people how to distinguish dreams from reality. Instead, he says that dreams look eerily similar to reality and the person who starts to dream must know how to differentiate them.

refinement: The story mention about the myth about the Dreamer who gifts dreams. He was a man who discovered that he had a gift for being able to dream and able to grant other people the ability to dream. The Dreamer warns people that dreams can seem very realistic and that they must understand how to differentiate between the two.

text: The Dreamer is still alive.

refinement: The story mention about the myth about the Dreamer who gifts dreams. He is a man who discovered that he had a gift for being able to dream and able to grant other people the ability to dream. The Dreamer warns people that dreams can seem very realistic and that they must understand how to differentiate between the two.

text: "Able to" is repeated twice, causing a redundancy.

refinement: The story mention about the myth about the Dreamer who gifts dreams. He is a man who discovered that he had a gift for being able to dream and grant other people the ability to dream. The Dreamer warns people that dreams can seem very realistic and that they must understand how to differentiate between the two.

text: The statement is grammatically incorrect. It should be "story mentions".

refinement: The story mentions about the myth about the Dreamer who gifts dreams. He is a man who discovered that he had a gift for being able to dream and grant other people the ability to dream. The Dreamer warns people that dreams can seem very realistic and that they must understand how to differentiate between the two.

text: The Dreamer is named Eugene Aserinsky.

refinement: The story mentions about the myth about the Dreamer who gifts dreams. He is a man named Eugene Aserinsky who discovered that he had a gift for being able to dream and grant other people the ability to dream. The Dreamer warns people that dreams can seem very realistic and that they must understand how to differentiate between the two.

text: The Dreamer isn't a myth as the narrator did find him in the story at a later stage and got the ability to dream too.

refinement: He is a man named Eugene Aserinsky who discovered that he had a gift for being able to dream and grant other people the ability to dream. The Dreamer warns people that dreams can seem very realistic and that they must understand how to differentiate between the two.

answer: The protagonist finally finds the "Dreamer," a man who gifted dreams to people in a world where people don't dream. The Dreamer is the last man who could naturally dream. When the protagonist gets in touch with him, he warns him that since the neural activity in people has changed, the process of dreaming might put his life in danger. However, the man is willing to take the risk. After going to a dream with the Dreamer, the protagonist is found in his bed when he's awoken, confirming that he's alive.

text: The protagonist didn't wake up after he started dreaming. In fact, the protagonist didn't know if he was dreaming or had died. All he knew was that he saw his lover

refinement: The protagonist finally finds the "Dreamer," a man who gifted dreams to people in a world where people don't dream. The Dreamer is the last man who could naturally dream. When the protagonist gets in touch with him, he warns him that since the neural activity in people has changed, the process of dreaming might put his life in danger. However, the man is willing to take the risk. After going to a dream with the Dreamer, the protagonist falls deep asleep and doesn't know whether he's dead or alive but is happy to be with his lover.

text: The Dreamer is named Eugene Aserinsky.

refinement: The protagonist finally finds the "Dreamer," a man named Eugene Aserinsky who gifted dreams to people in a world where people don't dream. The Dreamer is the last man who could naturally dream. When the protagonist gets in touch with him, he warns him that since the neural activity in people has changed, the process of dreaming might put his life in danger. However, the man is willing to take the risk. After going to a dream with the Dreamer, the protagonist falls deep asleep and doesn't know whether he's dead or alive but is happy to be with his lover.

text: The Dreamer didn't gift dreams. He instead gifted people the ability to dream.

refinement: The protagonist finally finds the "Dreamer," a man named Eugene Aserinsky who gifted dreaming ability to people in a world where people don't dream. The Dreamer is the last man who could naturally dream. When the protagonist gets in touch with him, he warns him that since the neural activity in people has changed, the process of dreaming might put his life in danger. However, the man is willing to take the risk. After going to a dream with the Dreamer, the protagonist falls deep asleep and doesn't know whether he's dead or alive but is happy to be with his lover.

answer: The Dreamer is a man who has the ability to dream. He has shared this ability with others in the past but warns that the abilities of dreaming invite risks. The protagonist desires to find the Dreamer precisely for this purpose, to reconnect with his love in their shared world of imagination. Upon meeting the Dreamer the protagonist is reassured that despite the risk of death, this is the only way he will finally be able to be with his love again. The Dreamer is an enigmatic, wise figure who wields the most powerful ability imaginable.

text: It's not clear if the abilities of the Dreamer are the most powerful ones imaginable.

refinement: The Dreamer is a man who has the ability to dream. He has shared this ability with others in the past but warns that the abilities of dreaming invite risks. The protagonist desires to find the Dreamer precisely for this purpose, to reconnect with his love in their shared world of imagination. Upon meeting the Dreamer the protagonist is reassured that despite the risk of death, this is the only way he will finally be able to be with his love again. The Dreamer is an enigmatic, wise figure.

category_text: It's an abstract statement that isn't directly clear from the story.

text: The protagonist reassures the Dreamer that he's willing to risk dying for dreaming.

refinement: The Dreamer is a man who has the ability to dream. He has shared this ability with others in the past but warns that the abilities of dreaming invite risks. The protagonist desires to find the Dreamer precisely for this purpose, to reconnect with his love in their shared world of imagination. Upon meeting the Dreamer the protagonist reassures him that despite the risk of death, this is the only way he will finally be able to be with his love again. The Dreamer is an enigmatic, wise figure.

text: The sentence can be moved to make better sense.

refinement: The Dreamer is a man who has the ability to dream. He has shared this ability with others in the past but warns that the abilities of dreaming invite risks. The protagonist desires to find the Dreamer precisely for this purpose, to reconnect with his love in their shared world of imagination. The Dreamer is an enigmatic, wise figure. Upon meeting the Dreamer the protagonist reassures him that despite the risk of death, this is the only way he will finally be able to be with his love again.

answer: The Dreamer is the last person in the world with the ability to dream. He is a beacon of hope for those who have forgotten how to dream. While he understands the risks of dreaming, he takes caution in trying to help those who long not simply for happiness, but for a connection with those that have passed away. The Dreamer is selfless and has preserved an invaluable gift for those who need it most.

text: It's not clear if the Dreamer only helps those who have lost someone. Instead, he cautions everyone because they aren't able to differentiate between dreams and reality.

refinement: The Dreamer is the last person in the world with the ability to dream. He is a beacon of hope for those who have forgotten how to dream. While he understands the risks of dreaming, he takes caution in trying to help people as they aren't able to differentiate between dreams and reality. The Dreamer is selfless and has preserved an invaluable gift for those who need it most.

text: The response doesn't mention that the Dreamer also has the ability to help other people dream.

refinement: The Dreamer is the last person in the world with the ability to dream and help others dream too. He is a beacon of hope for those who have forgotten how to dream. While he understands the risks of dreaming, he takes caution in trying to help people as they aren't able to differentiate between dreams and reality. The Dreamer is selfless and has preserved an invaluable gift for those who need it most.

text: The Dreamer is named Eugene Aserinsky.

refinement: The Dreamer is a man named Eugene Aserinsky who is the last person in the world with the ability to dream and help others dream too. He is a beacon of hope for those who have forgotten how to dream. While he understands the risks of dreaming, he takes caution in trying to help people as they aren't able to differentiate between dreams and reality. The Dreamer is selfless and has preserved an invaluable gift for those who need it most.

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

Summarize the narrator's plotline.

answer: He's born in a high technology society that sees genetic modification as a norm. As a consequence of the modifications, they lost the abilşty to dream. While the narrator is interested in the concept, he falls in love and forgets about it. However, the love of his life dies in a car accident before their marriage, and the narrator gets grief-stricken. In his desperation to see his love again, he starts to research how to dream. His efforts lead him to a man called the Dreamer. He eventually finds him, and the man warns him about dying in dreams. The narrator accepts the risk and falls into a slumber of dreams, reuniting with his loved one.

text: The word "ability" is misspelled.

refinement: He's born in a high technology society that sees genetic modification as a norm. As a consequence of the modifications, they lost the ability to dream. While the narrator is interested in the concept, he falls in love and forgets about it. However, the love of his life dies in a car accident before their marriage, and the narrator gets grief-stricken. In his desperation to see his love again, he starts to research how to dream. His efforts lead him to a man called the Dreamer. He eventually finds him, and the man warns him about dying in dreams. The narrator accepts the risk and falls into a slumber of dreams, reuniting with his loved one.

text: The Dreamer doesn't warn the narrator about dying in dreams. He instead warns him that he may not be able to differentiate between dreams and death and this may lead him to die.

refinement: He's born in a high technology society that sees genetic modification as a norm. As a consequence of the modifications, they lost the ability to dream. While the narrator is interested in the concept, he falls in love and forgets about it. However, the love of his life dies in a car accident before their marriage, and the narrator gets grief-stricken. In his desperation to see his love again, he starts to research how to dream. His efforts lead him to a man called the Dreamer. He eventually finds him, and the man warns him about the dangers of dreaming, including the inability to differentiate between dreams and death. The narrator accepts the risk and falls into a slumber of dreams, reuniting with his loved one.

answer: The narrator is fascinated by stories from his grandfather about his own grandfather and how the world used to have dreams. He is committed to finding a way to reach his loved one after she dies. He spends a year looking all over the place for "The Dreamer" who is rumored to have the ability to bring human's to a place where they can dream once more. Eventually, he manages to find the Dreamer in Vienna, Austria. The narrator agrees to meet the Dreamer, who he trusts will most assuredly teach him to dream, so he can be with his lost love once more. After the meeting, he finds himself where his love is and they are reunited.

text: The response doesn't talk about the narrator and his generation's inability to dream due to the commercialization of designer babies.

refinement: The narrator lives in a world where the human race has lost the ability to dream. The narrator is fascinated by stories from his grandfather about his own grandfather and how the world used to have dreams. He is committed to finding a way to reach his loved one after she dies. He spends a year looking all over the place for "The Dreamer" who is rumored to have the ability to bring human's to a place where they can dream once more. Eventually, he manages to find the Dreamer in Vienna, Austria. The narrator agrees to meet the Dreamer, who he trusts will most assuredly teach him to dream, so he can be with his lost love once more. After the meeting, he finds himself where his love is and they are reunited.

text: The apostrophe needs to be removed.

refinement: The narrator lives in a world where the human race has lost the ability to dream. The narrator is fascinated by stories from his grandfather about his own grandfather and how the world used to have dreams. He is committed to finding a way to reach his loved one after she dies. He spends a year looking all over the place for "The Dreamer" who is rumored to have the ability to bring humans to a place where they can dream once more. Eventually, he manages to find the Dreamer in Vienna, Austria. The narrator agrees to meet the Dreamer, who he trusts will most assuredly teach him to dream, so he can be with his lost love once more. After the meeting, he finds himself where his love is and they are reunited.

text: The Dreamer agrees to meet the narrator. The narrator was already looking for him.

refinement: The narrator lives in a world where the human race has lost the ability to dream. The narrator is fascinated by stories from his grandfather about his own grandfather and how the world used to have dreams. He is committed to finding a way to reach his loved one after she dies. He spends a year looking all over the place for "The Dreamer" who is rumored to have the ability to bring humans to a place where they can dream once more. Eventually, he manages to find the Dreamer in Vienna, Austria. The Dreamer agrees to meet the narrator, who he trusts will most assuredly teach him to dream, so he can be with his lost love once more. After the meeting, he finds himself where his love is and they are reunited.

text: The response doesn't mention that the narrator doesn't know if he's dead or alive.

refinement: The narrator lives in a world where the human race has lost the ability to dream. The narrator is fascinated by stories from his grandfather about his own grandfather and how the world used to have dreams. He is committed to finding a way to reach his loved one after she dies. He spends a year looking all over the place for "The Dreamer" who is rumored to have the ability to bring humans to a place where they can dream once more. Eventually, he manages to find the Dreamer in Vienna, Austria. The Dreamer agrees to meet the narrator, who he trusts will most assuredly teach him to dream, so he can be with his lost love once more. After the meeting, he finds himself where his love is and they are reunited, but he doesn't know if he'd dead or alive.

answer: The narrator researches gene therapy and how or if it affects dreamers. When he meets Mr.Takahama, he discusses how he has a gift for dreaming and can give it to others. He also tells the narrator about a man called the dreamer. The narrator goes off to find him. While doing so a lot of his leads are dead and he is mocked by his colleagues. After finding him his college, the narrator gets his dream.

text: Incorrect. It's not clear what the narrator does. However, he doesn't have the ability to dream and is looking for a way through which he can learn how to dream.

refinement: The narrator doesn't have the ability to dream and wants to learn how to do it. When he meets Mr.Takahama, he discusses how he has a gift for dreaming and can give it to others. He also tells the narrator about a man called the dreamer. The narrator goes off to find him. While doing so a lot of his leads are dead and he is mocked by his colleagues. After finding him his college, the narrator gets his dream.

text: Mr. Takahama doesn't have the ability to teach others to dream. Instead, that's the ability of the Dreamer.

refinement: The narrator doesn't have the ability to dream and wants to learn how to do it. When he meets Mr.Takahama, he discusses how he has a gift for dreaming. He also tells the narrator about a man called the dreamer who has the ability to help others dream. The narrator goes off to find him. While doing so a lot of his leads are dead and he is mocked by his colleagues. After finding him his college, the narrator gets his dream.

text: The narrator meets the Dreamer at a museum in Vienna and acquires the ability to dream.

refinement: The narrator doesn't have the ability to dream and wants to learn how to do it. When he meets Mr.Takahama, he discusses how he has a gift for dreaming. He also tells the narrator about a man called the dreamer who has the ability to help others dream. The narrator goes off to find him. While doing so a lot of his leads are dead and he is mocked by his colleagues. After meeting the Dreamer in Vienna, the narrator gets his dream and meets his lover.

text: The response doesn't mention that the narrator isn't sure if he was dreaming or dead.

refinement: The narrator doesn't have the ability to dream and wants to learn how to do it. When he meets Mr.Takahama, he discusses how he has a gift for dreaming. He also tells the narrator about a man called the dreamer who has the ability to help others dream. The narrator goes off to find him. While doing so a lot of his leads are dead and he is mocked by his colleagues. After meeting the Dreamer in Vienna, the narrator meets his lover. However, he isn't sure if he's dreaming or dead.

answer: The narrator initially thought that the man known as the Dreamer was a myth and was fascinated by the idea. The love of his life passed away in a car accident and he was devastated. The man Mr. Takahama told him about and directed him to the Dreamer and he set off to find him. He finally found the Dreamer, who told him that he could grant the ability to dream to someone. The narrator considered the risks and chose to accept the gift and learn to dream. The next thing he remembered was falling asleep and seeing his love, even if it was a dream.

text: The narrator was fascinated with the idea of dreaming.

refinement: The narrator initially thought that the man known as the Dreamer was a myth and was fascinated by the idea of dreaming. The love of his life passed away in a car accident and he was devastated. The man Mr. Takahama told him about and directed him to the Dreamer and he set off to find him. He finally found the Dreamer, who told him that he could grant the ability to dream to someone. The narrator considered the risks and chose to accept the gift and learn to dream. The next thing he remembered was falling asleep and seeing his love, even if it was a dream.

text: The response doesn't mention that the narrator and the human race don't have the ability to dream.

refinement: The narrator lives in a time when the human race has lost the ability to dream. The narrator initially thought that the man known as the Dreamer was a myth and was fascinated by the idea of dreaming. The love of his life passed away in a car accident and he was devastated. The man Mr. Takahama told him about and directed him to the Dreamer and he set off to find him. He finally found the Dreamer, who told him that he could grant the ability to dream to someone. The narrator considered the risks and chose to accept the gift and learn to dream. The next thing he remembered was falling asleep and seeing his love, even if it was a dream.

text: The sentence needs commas.

refinement: The narrator lives in a time when the human race has lost the ability to dream. The narrator initially thought that the man known as the Dreamer was a myth and was fascinated by the idea of dreaming. The love of his life passed away in a car accident and he was devastated. The man, Mr. Takahama, told him about and directed him to the Dreamer and he set off to find him. He finally found the Dreamer, who told him that he could grant the ability to dream to someone. The narrator considered the risks and chose to accept the gift and learn to dream. The next thing he remembered was falling asleep and seeing his love, even if it was a dream.

text: The response doesn't mention that the narrator didn't know if he was dreaming or dead.

refinement: The narrator lives in a time when the human race has lost the ability to dream. The narrator initially thought that the man known as the Dreamer was a myth and was fascinated by the idea of dreaming. The love of his life passed away in a car accident and he was devastated. The man, Mr. Takahama, told him about and directed him to the Dreamer and he set off to find him. He finally found the Dreamer, who told him that he could grant the ability to dream to someone. The narrator considered the risks and chose to accept the gift and learn to dream. The next thing he remembered was falling asleep and seeing his love, and finding solace even without knowing if he was dreaming or dead.

answer: The narrator searches for the last man capable of dreaming in order to find solace after the death of the love of his life. He eventually finds the Dreamer in Vienna, Austria and agrees to allow the Dreamer to dream for him. When he falls asleep, he experiences visions of the love of his life. The dangers of dreaming are explained to him but he accepts the risks in order to be with her one last time.

text: The narrator is searching for a man who is capable of dreaming and imparting the ability to dream to others.

refinement: The narrator searches for the last man capable of dreaming and imparting the ability to dream in order to find solace after the death of the love of his life. He eventually finds the Dreamer in Vienna, Austria and agrees to allow the Dreamer to dream for him. When he falls asleep, he experiences visions of the love of his life. The dangers of dreaming are explained to him but he accepts the risks in order to be with her one last time.

text: The narrator asks the Dreamer to teach him how to dream.

refinement: The narrator searches for the last man capable of dreaming and imparting the ability to dream in order to find solace after the death of the love of his life. He eventually finds the Dreamer in Vienna, Austria, and asks the Dreamer to teach him how to dream. When he falls asleep, he experiences visions of the love of his life. The dangers of dreaming are explained to him but he accepts the risks in order to be with her one last time.

text: The response doesn't mention that the narrator lives in a time when humans lack the ability to dream.

refinement: The narrator lacks the ability to dream, like all other humans at the time. The narrator searches for the last man capable of dreaming and imparting the ability to dream in order to find solace after the death of the love of his life. He eventually finds the Dreamer in Vienna, Austria, and asks the Dreamer to teach him how to dream. When he falls asleep, he experiences visions of the love of his life. The dangers of dreaming are explained to him but he accepts the risks in order to be with her one last time.

text: The response doesn't mention that the narrator doesn't know if he's dreaming or dead.

refinement: The narrator lacks the ability to dream, like all other humans at the time. The narrator searches for the last man capable of dreaming and imparting the ability to dream in order to find solace after the death of the love of his life. He eventually finds the Dreamer in Vienna, Austria, and asks the Dreamer to teach him how to dream. When he falls asleep, he experiences visions of the love of his life. The dangers of dreaming are explained to him but he accepts the risks in order to be with her one last time. He doesn't know whether he's dreaming or dead but finds solace in knowing that he's with her.

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

What does the text say about the state of the human race in the story?

answer: Humans forgot how to dream due to genetic modification of their DNA. Most people do not sleep to reduce the economic burden of childcare and hospitalization. The people brain cannot dream anymore since they were designed without the abilities to do so. People go around living in a robot life and the kinds who have to have other people with the memory of how to dream are not able to trade or barter with.

text: Humans didn't sleep because they didn't need as much sleep as the generations before them.

refinement: Humans forgot how to dream due to genetic modification of their DNA. Most people do not sleep as they don't need sleep as much as the generations before them did. The people brain cannot dream anymore since they were designed without the abilities to do so. People go around living in a robot life and the kinds who have to have other people with the memory of how to dream are not able to trade or barter with.

text: People can't dream anymore because the neurons that are active during REM and the nucleotides in DNA became repressed.

refinement: Humans forgot how to dream due to genetic modification of their DNA. Most people do not sleep as they don't need sleep as much as the generations before them did. People can't dream anymore as the neurons that are active during REM and nucleotides in DNA became repressed due to DNA modification. People go around living in a robot life and the kinds who have to have other people with the memory of how to dream are not able to trade or barter with.

text: People go around living a robotic life without any knowledge of dreaming. Only a few people can dream.

refinement: Humans forgot how to dream due to genetic modification of their DNA. Most people do not sleep as they don't need sleep as much as the generations before them did. People can't dream anymore as the neurons that are active during REM and nucleotides in DNA became repressed due to DNA modification. People started living without dreams and only a few elderly folks knew how to dream.

answer: The human race normalized genetic modification. This meant that the people who could afford it had extreme advantages in life, and eventually the people who couldn't afford it vanished. The number of people on the planet decreased. An unforeseen consequence means that people lose the ability to dream. People brush it off because they get to sleep less. Other than these details, the state of the human race seems similar to the current times - education, work, etc.

text: The response doesn't mention that everyone on the planet was born in the lab rather than through traditional insemination.

refinement: The human race normalized genetic modification. This meant that the people who could afford it had extreme advantages in life, and eventually the people who couldn't afford it vanished. The number of people on the planet decreased to the point that only lab-born babies remained. An unforeseen consequence means that people lose the ability to dream. People brush it off because they get to sleep less. Other than these details, the state of the human race seems similar to the current times - education, work, etc.

text: People brush it off because they don't need as much sleep as the previous generations did.

refinement: The human race normalized genetic modification. This meant that the people who could afford it had extreme advantages in life, and eventually the people who couldn't afford it vanished. The number of people on the planet decreased to the point that only lab-born babies remained. An unforeseen consequence means that people lose the ability to dream. People brush it off because they don't sleep as much as the previous generations did. Other than these details, the state of the human race seems similar to the current times - education, work, etc.

answer: According to the text, the human race no longer has the ability to dream. The cause is a connection between DNA traits and the neurons that are active during the REM phase during sleep. The result of this is that the population has been decreasing and people are forgetting how to dream. The author pursues the last known man to have dreamed in order to experience dreaming. Upon meeting the Dreamer and discussing the dangers of dreaming, the author agrees to dream.

text: The response doesn't mention that these neurons and nucleotides became repressed over time and then became extinct.

refinement: According to the text, the human race no longer has the ability to dream. The cause is a connection between DNA traits and the neurons that are active during the REM phase during sleep. These nucleotides and neurons became repressed and extinct over time. The result of this is that the population has been decreasing and people are forgetting how to dream. The author pursues the last known man to have dreamed in order to experience dreaming. Upon meeting the Dreamer and discussing the dangers of dreaming, the author agrees to dream.

text: Nucleotides in DNA, not DNA traits.

refinement: According to the text, the human race no longer has the ability to dream. The cause is a connection between DNA nucleotides and the neurons that are active during the REM phase during sleep. These nucleotides and neurons became repressed and extinct over time. The result of this is that the population has been decreasing and people are forgetting how to dream. The author pursues the last known man to have dreamed in order to experience dreaming. Upon meeting the Dreamer and discussing the dangers of dreaming, the author agrees to dream.

text: The population decreased because the poor people couldn't compete with lab babies as their babies were produced through traditional insemination.

refinement: According to the text, the human race no longer has the ability to dream. The cause is a connection between DNA nucleotides and the neurons that are active during the REM phase during sleep. These nucleotides and neurons became repressed and extinct over time. World's population dwindled due to the production of "designer babies" and the poor couldn't compete with them through traditional insemination. The author pursues the last known man to have dreamed in order to experience dreaming. Upon meeting the Dreamer and discussing the dangers of dreaming, the author agrees to dream.

answer: The human race has lost the ability to dream due to commercialization of DNA design. People have lost their imagination and started forgetting how to dream due to this change.

text: The response doesn't talk about the reduction in the human population due to designer babies.

refinement: The human race has lost the ability to dream due to commercialization of DNA design. People have lost their imagination and started forgetting how to dream due to this change. The human population has shrunk dramatically as poor people's babies haven't been able to compete with designer babies.

text: The article "the" is missing.

refinement: The human race has lost the ability to dream due to the commercialization of DNA design. People have lost their imagination and started forgetting how to dream due to this change. The human population has shrunk dramatically as poor people's babies haven't been able to compete with designer babies.

answer: No information provided

text: A lot of information about humans is present in the story about the shrinking of the population and the loss of dreaming abilities.

refinement: The summary mentions that humans have stopped traditional reproduction and all babies are produced in labs through DNA modification. As a result, the world population has shrunk because the poor weren't able to compete with genetically modified babies. These modifications meant that humans lost the ability to dream but they brushed it aside as they don't need as much sleep as the previous generations did.