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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.
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Statement: The attempt was futile. Choices:  1. The attempt was successful.  2. It was a pointless attempt. 3. The attempt at fixing the road was pathetic. 
answer:
2


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Statement: We know now that there is one person 98 who did not buy the poison.  Choices:  1. It's been verified that there is one individual who didn't purchase the poison. 2. The person who didn't buy the poison is the lone survivor. 3. It was decided that fourteen people had bought the poison.
answer:
1


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Statement: oh okay and i was in the Philippines for about three or four years and Gene used to come out and visit us uh when i was in the Philippines and Choices:  1. No one ever visited me when I was in the Philippines.  2. Gene used to come visit when I was in the Philippines.  3. I was surprised only Gene came to visit me in the Philippines. 
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2