In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.

Q: Statement: No we're not, said Thorn. Choices: 1. Thorn said that they were. 2. Thorn denied that they were. 3. Thorn insisted that they were not leaving the village.

A: 3
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Q: Statement: He says: "Find the extra coffee-cup, and you can rest in peace!" ' Nothing more.  Choices: 1. No one else knew why Poirot thought the coffee cup was important. 2. Poirot told them to find the extra dinner plate. 3. The extra coffee cup was an important clue that had to be found. 

A: 1
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Q: Statement: Well? Tuppence leaned forward and lowered her voice. Choices: 1. Tuppence was interested in the answer. 2. Tuppence felt strongly about this question. 3. Tuppence spoke loudly.

A:
1
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