In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

Q: Statement: so they're paying the phone bill yeah there must be Texas people as near as i can tell no okay i'm from the other coast all right bye bye Choices:  1. I think there are people from Texas near me. 2. The people near me sound like they are from Canada. 3. I am originally from the east coast.

A: 1
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Q: Statement: but uh i really i really enjoy the car i have now and i do want to hold onto it and and uh you know enjoy it while it's not having any mechanical problems whatsoever in fact it never has and uh Choices:  1. The car I have right now has never had mechanical problems. 2. The car I have right now has had a lot of mechanical problems. 3. I think I'm going to keep the car I have now for a few more years.

A: 1
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Q: Statement: At the foot of the colonnade is a big stone tethering-ring for an elephant whose job it was to crush capital criminals to death. Choices:  1. There is an elephant at the foot of the colonnade. 2. The criminals would be allowed to kill the elephant. 3. The colonnade is used to protect the capital.

A:
1
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