#Person1#: Do Mona and Jim need a new house? 
#Person2#: No, they have a big new fancy house. 
#Person1#: Does Jim make a lot of money? 
#Person2#: Yes, he does. He is a science fiction writer. 
#Person1#: Does Jim need to make more money? 
#Person2#: Afraid so. The more the better. 
#Person1#: What do they need all that money for? 
#Person2#: Well, they spend it pretty quick. New clothes, new computers and new cars every year. And they've got a cook and housekeeper. Mona used to be an actress, she likes to spend a lot of money. 
#Person1#: Do they have any children? 
#Person2#: No. They want children but no luck yet. 
#Person1#: What does Jim like to do? 
#Person2#: Jim likes to travel around the world. That's expensive! So he tries to make a lot of money. 
#Person1#: What does Mona like to do? 
#Person2#: Oh, she enjoys spending money on fancy parties. Mona loves to wear sexy dresses, and she has quite a bit of jewelry. 
#Person1#: Wow. . . She sounds like a high maintenance wife. 
#Person2#: I guess so. She is also interested in politics. She knows everyone in city government. 
#Person1#: Politics can be an expensive hobby. 
#Person2#: She is pretty serious about it. Her uncle is a mayor. She wants to follow in his footsteps. 
#Person1#: Politics is a hard game to play. 
#Person2#: She might do well. Everyone seems to like her. 
#Person1# and #Person2# are talking about Jim and Mona. Jim is a science-fiction writer and makes lots of money. He likes traveling around the world. His wife Mona is an actress who likes spending money on fancy dresses and jewelry. She also likes politics and wants to follow in his uncle's, a mayor, footsteps.
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