Detailed Instructions: In this task, you're given the title and three arbitrary sentences out of a five-sentence story. You are also given three additional sentence options, a, b, and c, that may or may not belong to the story. Your job is to pick the two options that seamlessly connect with the rest of the story; note that the selected choices may fit into the story at any point. Indicate your selected choices in order, i.e., as 'ab'/'bc'/'ac' and not as 'ba'/'ca'/'cb'. If options are equally plausible, pick the ones that make more sense.
Q: Title: Answering, John realized it was his buddy, Rich. Rich said he was stranded on a highway just outside of town. John drove out to pick up Rich. Choices: a. John drove Rich home, where they both fell asleep on the couch. b. John was awakened by a phone call. c. The shoes he received smelled strange because they were elephant hide.
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Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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ab