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: Science, philosophy, and the arts flourished, and the Ionians founded further colonies. Choices: 1. The Ionian colonists were able to maintain an advanced civilization. 2. The colonization of Ionia was a dismal failure, and colonists gave up after their first attempt. 3. The Ionian colonies went on to flourish for several centuries.

3