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: But the Venetians' empire declined as they lost their taste for the adventure of commerce in favor of the safety of their landholdings. Choices: 1. The Venetians' empire flourished after its loss of taste for commerce. 2. The Venetian empire was in decline. 3. Loss of taste for adventure of commerce caused the decline of the Venetians' empire.

3