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: Greg was doing shopping. While standing in line he see's a sign for lottery. He decides to pick up a ticket. Choices: a. He went into his local gas station. b. Turns out it was the winning ticket. c. John published his research in an esteemed science journal.

A: ab
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Q: Title: Sean wanted his wife to bake croissants. She was very careful about every part of the recipe. Still for some reason her dough looked off. Choices: a. Larry talked to his neighbor about cleaning up after his dog. b. She promised to try while he was at work. c. Sure enough the croissants did not come out well that time.

A: bc
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Q: Title: Ariel decided to go hiking this weekend. She returned from her hiking trip on Sunday. Ally spent the rest of the week reminiscing about her trip. Choices: a. She drove 2 hours to her state park. b. She took wonderful pictures while on the trail. c. He crashed and caused his own wreck causing him to be late.

A:

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.
user
ab
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