#Person1#: Hey, Mary! You have really been gone a long time. How did you do that?
#Person2#: Hi! Well, I talked with my teachers before I left about the work I would miss. Besides, my aunt in Denver made me study a lot there.
#Person1#: I thought she was your rich aunt.
#Person2#: Not very. But she didn't have any children to raise, so she does have some money, even though she was a teacher.
#Person1#: How was the holiday?
#Person2#: Cold, at least three of the days I went. And I saw so many people on the mountain on Washington's Birthday.
#Person1#: The beaches here were full on Washington's Birthday, too. It really was warm here, so lots of people went swimming.
#Person2#: Well, we should have stayed home that day. There were so many people. We took the train over to the mountain, so at least we didn't have to drive. It is a good thing we did-there were so many cars and buses, and no place to park anywhere.
#Person1#: Just like the beaches here.
Mary tells #Person1# about her holiday during which she studied a lot. They talk about Washington's Birthday when everywhere was crowded with people.
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