Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Joan needed to remove the hair dye from her hair so she bought a lotion but the _ was too strong.

Choice 1: Joan needed to remove the hair dye from her hair so she bought a lotion but the lotion was too strong.
Choice 2: Joan needed to remove the hair dye from her hair so she bought a lotion but the dye was too strong.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
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2. The sentence should read "but the dye was too strong." The correct answer is choice 2.