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There can be no doubt they were close friends as he encouraged Hardy ’s development from an impressionable age , was a regular visitor to the Hardy household , and in later life taught Thomas how to paint .
 person: Hardy; person: Hardy
Given options, please tell me the categories of all the listed entity words.Output format is "type1: word1; type2: word2". 
Option: location, person, organization 
Text: {0} 
 Entities: Hardy, Hardy 
Answer:
 person: Hardy; person: Hardy