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: From the fall of the Roman Empire to the 19th century, it stood outside the mainstream of Italian history. Choices: 1. It has always been in the mainstream of Italian history. 2. Historically, it was closer to France than the rest of Italy. 3. Its history is distinct from that of the rest of Italy.

2