Sentence 1: Byron thought it was time to retire. 
 Sentence 3: He slept and did what he wanted all the time 
 Sentence 4:  Then he got bored and went back to work 
 Sentence 5:  Byron was glad to be working again 
 Option 1: He put in his paperwork and retired. 
 Option 2: He put in his paperwork but was denied.