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: Union Pacific then consolidated its operations, eliminating the Las Vegas repair facility. Choices: 1. The Union Pacific consolidated its operations. 2. There was a time when Las Vegas was not supposed to be a place. 3. Las Vegas never had a repair facility.

A: 2
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Q: Statement: The dry-cleaning bills were ridiculous. Choices: 1. I couldn't believe how cheap the dry cleaning was.  2. It cost $200 to have one article dry cleaned. 3. The dry-cleaning was expensive. 

A: 2
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Q: Statement: The main upset now has been political protests amid aspirations and concerns over political change. Choices: 1. Most people are not worried about politics. 2. Several protests have turned violent. 3. People are worried about the political environment changing.

A:
2
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