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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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( z% H' C' J4 H" m0 I4 SHis only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament:2 }( P7 @7 R6 P0 e' D" f9 T
" m! d! y K, c+ Z* MDear Vincent,
9 R' r( V0 s6 S. e* z4 [/ 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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% _' n5 u z: y" i& ?A few days later he received a letter from his son:
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2 p9 _3 }, Q: {6 s- N mDear Pop,
- C" s% {, y% }7 WDon't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.
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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.% p, {( u* ?8 S4 U9 k+ d2 H; `3 J' P# c% |
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That same day the old man received another letter from his son.' w5 [) t c0 O4 |. q( a8 z, d
% o4 r" C/ \3 q' lDear Pop,
5 c' @* s* O1 ^& V( G* rGo ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
0 k( [, W9 N- @# m5 \Love you,
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