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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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' X* Y! A Z& ^4 Y- A6 s% K4 }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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, N- `% p5 F: ZDear Vincent,
& |3 O: C: a' b+ UI 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.
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9 q, z" ^' c+ a, e6 d# f! [5 gA few days later he received a letter from his son:% Q5 z, l4 ?! h. ]8 G4 r
; C* S# _; Q" uDear Pop,+ g1 }! L7 h" I4 A3 K8 t
Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.- Z& h7 t6 b4 v# |# o
Love,8 Q. \8 W+ y3 [. [" n
Vinnie
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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.
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That same day the old man received another letter from his son.4 m- @1 N( h4 G$ M8 r) Z! A
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Dear Pop,( K! X) w, N/ J
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.9 D' `, [5 V2 O+ K4 q
Love you,
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