In this task, you're given a story (which contains five sentences only). Your task is to find all the characters which are available in the given story.

[EX Q]: Sentence1: Jim designed a fun game website in his spare time. Sentence2: He shared it with some friends, and it became popular. Sentence3: One morning Jim woke to a message in his inbox. Sentence4: A major company wanted to buy Jim's site for $15 million! Sentence5: Jim was overjoyed!
[EX A]: Company, Jim, Friends

[EX Q]: Sentence1: On a very hot day, Steve was outside with his dog when his phone rang. Sentence2: A friend urgently needed him, and Steve jumped in his car to go help. Sentence3: He texted his wife to let the dog in and spent hours with his friend. Sentence4: Coming home, he was horrified to see his dog motionless in the dirt. Sentence5: His wife never got the text, and trapped outside, the dog had died.
[EX A]: Steve, His dog, His friend, His wife

[EX Q]: Sentence1: Gene was part of a research team. Sentence2: They were researching the cures for different diseases. Sentence3: Gene once thought he'd come around a possible cure for cancer. Sentence4: Although it was effective at first, it didn't last long. Sentence5: It did help Gene in many areas though, and he carried on researching.
[EX A]:
Gene, Research team