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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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Statement: The island has a checkered past of smuggling and pira cy. Choices: 1. Pirates have frequented the waters around the island as recently as 5 years ago. 2. Smuggling and piracy used to occur in close proximity to the island. 3. The island is unique in having a history free of piracy.
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1

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Statement: He knew he was about to crash. Choices: 1. He felt totally safe from any accidents. 2. He knew his aircraft was about to plow into the ground. 3. He knew a crash was imminent.
answer:
2

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Statement: Patna Museum offers Mauryan a stone yaksi (symbol of fertility), a maiden and Buddhas, a four-armed Padmapani, and a reclining Avalokitesvara. Choices: 1. There is not a symbol of fertility at the Patna Museum. 2. There is a symbol of fertility at the Patna Museum. 3. There are many symbols on display at the Patna Museum.
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3