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.
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Question: Statement: for thousands of years Choices: 1. It has been tens of centuries. 2. It has been short-term. 3. It will likely continue for thousands more.

Answer: 3


Question: Statement: We have joined in this fight to protect the town. Choices: 1. We do not want any part in protecting the town. 2. We will help protect the town against the warfare.  3. We are going to help protect the town. 

Answer: 2


Question: Statement: Genoa sided with the Spanish to give Emperor Charles V access, via Milan, to his German territories, and later became a lucrative clearinghouse for Spain's newly discovered American silver. Choices: 1. American silver was worth nothing and was never sold or traded. 2. American Silver found by Spain was worth a lot. 3. American silver found by Spain in the 1600's was a very lucrative business.

Answer:
3