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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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0 C4 d3 C+ x; T; ^ Q+ z4 FHis only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament:2 p! s( z& Y+ I. H. }4 x" ]2 K5 v
* p9 ?& r& G1 v9 D, j0 X. O/ X/ ]Dear Vincent,
9 n" E8 S; j/ T" d& ]* @- zI 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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A few days later he received a letter from his son:0 B X2 J+ ]- O
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Dear Pop,3 g. E/ ?+ F( ?) j% n8 i& B2 P
Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.
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6 C+ ~' N4 Z! cAt 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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' @6 R8 z1 \& v; J0 t2 N! qThat same day the old man received another letter from his son.
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7 @+ Z! q5 m, m3 z" s+ C* yDear Pop,
5 C% L0 N4 f! S4 g7 X' W& Z- T5 ^5 YGo ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
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