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Five sentences related to a common theme are given below, labelled 1 to 5. Four of them can be sequenced into a coherent, meaningful paragraph; one does not fit. Identify the sentence that does not fit.
1. The 1904 St. Louis Olympics marathon is remembered as one of the strangest races in sporting history.
2. Competitors ran through choking dust on unpaved roads in extreme summer heat, with only a single water stop provided along the entire course.
3. One runner reportedly hitched a car ride for part of the distance before being disqualified upon discovery.
4. Modern marathon organisers now provide water and medical stations at regular intervals to protect runner safety.
5. The eventual winner finished dehydrated and hallucinating, having survived on scavenged apples and a dose of rat poison mistakenly used as a stimulant.
1. The 1904 St. Louis Olympics marathon is remembered as one of the strangest races in sporting history.
2. Competitors ran through choking dust on unpaved roads in extreme summer heat, with only a single water stop provided along the entire course.
3. One runner reportedly hitched a car ride for part of the distance before being disqualified upon discovery.
4. Modern marathon organisers now provide water and medical stations at regular intervals to protect runner safety.
5. The eventual winner finished dehydrated and hallucinating, having survived on scavenged apples and a dose of rat poison mistakenly used as a stimulant.
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Answer: 4
Sentences 1, 2, 3 and 5 all describe the specific, chaotic events of the 1904 marathon in sequence (introduction, conditions, a specific incident, the winner's ordeal). Sentence 4 shifts to a general statement about modern marathon safety practices, breaking the narrative's historical focus, making it the odd one out.
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