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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.0 |& A0 d& R; ^( k: j* Q* |6 v
" I* m2 b% b3 a+ f( w/ |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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( D) E5 A: E3 D% zDear Vincent,
! C% c A4 }' c6 G& E4 c& D i0 {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.
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Papa
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A few days later he received a letter from his son:7 `; b6 u! N, k4 J8 t
( B" P$ g5 W- ]Dear Pop,9 R2 G3 J3 W! Q7 J% P
Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried./ ~ b1 @. Q8 w' w* S
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Vinnie8 S+ h8 {8 ]! ?1 S3 u' y
9 `9 a: j. Q3 pAt 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.; t% r- z0 K1 S9 i9 J! y8 u
& W0 k2 x: ?6 c7 F7 i$ ^; hDear Pop,
- Y+ P+ H3 P4 G3 WGo ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
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