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: They shared tales and laughed. Choices: 1. They were telling tales about passed holidays.  2. They were telling tales and laughing.  3. The cried as they shared tales. 

A: 1
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Q: Statement: If you are wise enough to avoid these times, consider spending the night in one of some 60 temple lodgings (shukubo) that offer surprisingly comfortable traditional accommodation to visitors and travelers. Choices: 1. Shukubo is a type of temple lodging. 2. Shukubos are currently used as vacation homes that have time shares. 3. Shukubos offer uncomfortable accommodations for visitors and travelers.

A: 2
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Q: Statement: Later, Ca'daan couldn't say why he did what he did. Choices: 1. Afterwards, Ca'daan wasn't able to explain his actions. 2. Ca'daan knew exactly why he did what he did.  3. Instead he made up an excuse to cover up what he'd done. 

A:
3
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