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Not long ago, there lived in Auckland a working family who dreamed about a house of their own. Anyone then could read in the newspapers about the building companies who offered to put people into a new house 1 only a ＄1,000 deposit. Of course, the remainder had to be paid off with i n t e r e s t o v e r a p e r i o d o f t w e n t y y e a r s o r s o . The worker and his wife hopefully went to one of these companies 2 this wonderful offer. And the man in the office said. “Yes, sure. You bring along ＄1,000 and we can 3 you with a new house. ” So the worker and his wife had to work hard and in twelve months ’ time they returned to the building manwith ＄1,000. But the man in the office said, “Look, I ’m sorry, 4 we ’ll need ＄1,500 now. Costs have gone up since we saw you last, you know. ” The couple thought it over and decided it would not take very long to save the extra ＄500 if they worked hard. In six moths they worked 5 overtime and saved the ＄500 in spite of the high rent they had to pay for their flat. Back to the building man they 6 with their ＄1,500. But to their surprise he 7 the deposit was now ＄3,000. Nowsomewhat wiser, the worker said, “And the next time, I dare say we’ ll find the deposit rising once more. How have we 8 save the extra ＄1,500 ” “Well ”, said the man, “I think we can stabilize the situation for about twelve months. By the time you come with ＄3,000, we will have had the house 9 for you. The couple left, sad at heart as they saw their dream house 10 __. By the time they had saved the extra ＄, no doubt the deposit would have become still higher, maybe ＄5,000, then ＄10,000 a