Definition: 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.
Input: Statement:  Dave stared up at the mottled dome above him and at the dull clod--certainly a mandrake--who was still carrying the sample. Choices: 1. Dave wished he could see the dome above him. 2. The clod was carrying the sample. 3. The clod was never carrying the sample.

1