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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.
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9 _0 u/ o2 p8 WHis 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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/ @- V0 S4 |, L# v$ GDear Vincent,
: y& p% a* w! w- q" dI 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.+ R, o7 h! h& B1 j. o; ^
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Papa
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A few days later he received a letter from his son:& a- R, R- }. e" j" W5 ?
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Dear Pop,4 }7 L! i+ V! @2 c4 Q
Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.
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2 [2 `- Y3 L! k1 q% T- a& z2 {6 v m8 c( hAt 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.* h" s# {% e4 ]$ p
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That same day the old man received another letter from his son.
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Dear Pop,( K1 H$ C- w+ O# G) C# q
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
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