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:  Hanson braced himself as the lines of slaves beneath him settled themselves to the ropes. Choices: 1. Hanson prepared himself while the servants bond themselves to the ropes. 2. Hansen fastened himself to the ropes while the slaves prepared themselves. 3. They would sacrifice themselves so Hansen could save the world.

3