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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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Dear Vincent,
" x1 I# w: X8 tI 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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+ c. h! e/ X4 i( ZA few days later he received a letter from his son:
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Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.0 U f& I& n6 y3 X( l0 v
Love,. s0 p$ W' b' e2 E. v) [8 q3 Q" R
Vinnie
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: K% Y! }4 Y* A. B& v; `3 ^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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4 C% G/ F: [; k3 Q9 r) Z; rThat same day the old man received another letter from his son.
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Dear Pop,
5 x% p. ]+ L7 x* p3 u' O( `. CGo ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.( a3 i2 ]/ q s( P P" r
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Vinnie |
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