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.

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.
2

Statement: In one corner of the square are the Cage, an old prison lockup built in 1806 to house drunken sailors or runaway slaves, and the Ring, the site of the once-regular slave auction. Choices: 1. The Ring was built in the 18th century. 2. The Ring is an old prison lockup built in 1806. 3. The Cage and the Ring are found in the square.
1

Statement: But it certainly complicates the story, and Gerth either downplayed it or left it out. Choices: 1. The story is certainly complicated by it. 2. The story is certainly complicated by it, said the news. 3. The story is not complicated by it.

2