Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Brett is much more of a stargazer than Craig is because _ loves the stars.

Choice 1: Brett is much more of a stargazer than Craig is because Brett loves the stars.
Choice 2: Brett is much more of a stargazer than Craig is because Craig loves the stars.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
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1.