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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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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:% a: J+ J" Q; [8 m$ Y* O) G
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* [; w1 s# ^- z4 [# w4 XI 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.4 O6 N$ ?: e6 q. p' Y/ i9 _6 o
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Papa
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! f6 B( ~$ k: v( R# iA few days later he received a letter from his son:
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Dear Pop,1 o; ?! }( q. b; }$ K
Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.
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# w, x) P9 z/ O/ U- fAt 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.* e$ i. `( r6 V1 `5 p3 b3 f
# [+ ]) ?* ~4 j' S4 G- C u) uThat same day the old man received another letter from his son.% Y2 L3 M5 ^8 ~; ~
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Dear Pop,0 a u4 h- l2 R, i4 S7 h( x
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
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Vinnie |
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