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 An old Italian lived alone in New Jersey . He wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard.1 w& O- D! U H
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His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament:
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" d8 B1 p6 |; aDear Vincent,
# }4 n' ]" U, ~. f; @8 {I am feeling pretty sad, because it looks like I won't be able to plant my tomato garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. I know if you were here my troubles would be over. I know you would be happy to dig the plot for me, like in the old days./ Z+ F! i' K& c5 h; Q, I* @! v
Love,
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4 `* Q) D7 d( ?A few days later he received a letter from his son:" n, a( v9 S7 I
8 W1 S7 _% ?7 Y: \' h$ bDear Pop,
6 Q3 S4 J# R. k1 a5 U& i& R2 ADon't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.7 M! a1 s* P, S2 S2 F- F
Love,2 ]: }) [% q; K. ~2 a5 H- Q
Vinnie
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3 B) ]1 ? X& |1 t" }At 4 a.m. the next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived and dug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and left.6 j4 }% c6 w) s
, x' j7 o/ J: i- d% YThat same day the old man received another letter from his son.
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Dear Pop,$ v" O' _9 x' R+ L+ j/ o
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
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