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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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( h9 R: D' S/ o0 n; zHis 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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3 y& W7 N9 b. y* VDear Vincent,
; s6 V7 N2 b. j( f, dI 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.( b9 c$ |/ C& D6 f" m0 ^3 f- B
Love,
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A few days later he received a letter from his son:
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Dear Pop,4 Y! p! `: g1 k( q# J* B& c
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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9 o' w1 h/ k) g' AThat same day the old man received another letter from his son.
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/ o( c4 p0 I: } M/ V' yDear Pop,$ f5 Y- i, v5 n: T) v/ X5 [8 |
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
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Vinnie |
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