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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:7 Q4 M7 j) A# I, m% f) Q
% T7 U H7 H6 U4 a* J; MDear Vincent,
/ G/ g* M {! B: N* m. iI 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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Papa
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. V4 [" C0 C( t; P* t; q# e( nA few days later he received a letter from his son:+ W9 H# @3 z: E. \
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Dear Pop,& f% e" A7 J7 r5 S6 J
Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.* Q0 h. p& k9 I2 q- T
Love,
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& W/ z. p1 G5 Z0 D$ aAt 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./ T! ?3 `6 A& _* C2 i3 s
5 ]; U' }1 ?' g7 |* a# \That same day the old man received another letter from his son.
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4 c! B9 S. E$ S. r4 F' ZDear Pop,3 ?) J$ D5 P- f0 t
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
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