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: Actually the story was close enough to the truth. Choices:  1. The story was close to the truth by accident. 2. The story was not completely dishonest. 3. The story was very far from the truth.

A: 2
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Q: Statement: San'doro led them to a clearing high on the eastern mountain wall. Choices:  1. San'doro led them to the gates of the city. 2. San'doro led them to a clearing high atop the eastern mountain's wall. 3. San'doro led them to a clearing high atop the wall, forgotten and out of sight.

A: 2
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Q: Statement: During this period, foreigners were allowed to buy large parcels of land for the first time (much of it used for the sugarcane plantations), and ties to America, both economic and political, were dramatically tightened, with talk of possibly annexing Hawaii reaching the White House. Choices:  1. Foreigners were not allowed to buy a lot of land. 2. Foreigners were allowed to buy a lot of land as long as they farmed it. 3. Foreigners were allowed to buy a lot of land.

A:
3
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