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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:
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4 {0 z# M3 l" a) kDear Vincent,
$ S6 k4 a \7 c' j: } f! S* p' 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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A few days later he received a letter from his son:# G/ r2 r! M b$ ?
$ X1 P, F8 ^( i! BDear Pop,
: l) Q* ]; d( r GDon't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.1 i& {( C1 B& f2 I* ]' c& j" w
Love,
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7 M8 y( Z* Z( I3 [: y; X" IAt 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./ D7 ?7 ]0 ~2 r7 R
. }, _8 Q D, K5 ]" R1 s: t7 h, U; U9 E4 |That same day the old man received another letter from his son.8 t0 L& F! m/ |& `
$ u' K5 O% k9 Y9 A5 G8 A% g9 lDear Pop,
7 Z' P/ ~+ r; v T qGo ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.$ U( H1 C' M' T5 g0 v* m& [
Love you,
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