instruction:
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.
question:
Sentence1: Jackson decides to watch a professional baseball game. Sentence2: During the game he begins to feel hungry. Sentence3: He eats a hotdog and drinks a beer. Sentence4: After eating he feels too sleepy to watch the game. Sentence5: He goes home to nap before the game is half over.
answer:
Jackson

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Sentence1: Joe imagined getting rich by finding a priceless pearl. Sentence2: He took his boat to an oyster bed and started looking. Sentence3: He tossed the oysters aside when he found no pearls inside. Sentence4: Hours later, Joe had nothing to show for his troubles. Sentence5: His stomach grumbled and Joe thought of the wasted oysters.
answer:
Joe

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Sentence1: Gene wanted to buy a luxury car to replace his old Volvo. Sentence2: He went to the car dealer, but the employees didn't believe him. Sentence3: He told them to show him a Mercedes. Sentence4: They did so reluctantly. Sentence5: They were flabbergasted when he paid cash before driving the car away.
answer:
Employees, Gene