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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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$ { Q, ]9 ?" O. } ^6 AHis 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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- J8 C# C3 }; I- S" mDear Vincent,7 P) v( _- f8 r# [
I 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.# `: ]: B* E! i
Love,
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3 p) L2 ~! h' ]0 s ^( RA few days later he received a letter from his son:6 C5 N4 M! ]* r
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Dear Pop,
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# m6 E6 O; D _, ?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.' d$ c1 z4 X; k3 T! a' F T
4 L$ ?/ X2 S9 r2 RThat same day the old man received another letter from his son.; u- R# W2 z8 z2 I5 Q# [
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Dear Pop,1 Y% T) j! A6 m; Q- h( i
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
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