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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.
question:
Statement: of course you couldn't have known two to three years ago when you were making this decision what the taxes were going to do now the child care what you do pay doesn't not even worth a hill of beans on your tax return can't deduct it so what's it good for Choices:  1. You couldn't predict taxes going up like they did. 2. You couldn't predict what would happen with taxes. 3. You should have known what taxes were going to do.
answer:
2


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Statement: That is a story almost as fanciful as the ones inside them. Stein rested his bony elbows on the counter as he talked. Choices:  1. Stein leaned against the counter, appearing relaxed despite his disbelief of the stories. 2. Stein propped himself up on the counter, leaning forward slightly. His legs crossed as he turned his head and started talking. 3. Stein glanced over and smiled. "Sure, I can believe that!" He said.
answer:
1


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Statement: A bronze rat, Ganesh's companion, fronts the temple, looking like a dachshund. Choices:  1. In the legends, the rat and Ganesh have many adventures.  2. The rat in front of the temple looks like a pig.  3. A rat made from bronze looks like a kind of dog.
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3