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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.& k1 w2 C# ^& F5 C2 P6 l
. M& h9 L8 @( bHis 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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1 P; q! [$ M! x( PDear Vincent,
0 E& w$ H. r! t; ^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.
/ Z/ @ I+ N5 w5 sLove,
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A few days later he received a letter from his son:( c: G( p. F( s, J+ @( @/ Y2 w
# V' f4 j9 A. c9 E% zDear Pop,
( N3 Y: ?7 j0 u/ X5 [0 [Don'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.
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. L# l+ T4 `9 s* ]4 w/ O5 j. UThat same day the old man received another letter from his son.
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8 S# l) H \ k6 `! C% @$ xDear Pop,
1 j/ R1 s+ H; t/ `: u" V0 M/ XGo ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
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