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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./ l" B' c! B0 m7 ^& m1 [/ m
3 u# H% m7 k3 I) \6 k5 K, MHis only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament:, i, {% J' J8 e) ~" n. n/ s8 W
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# P: d0 ?. ~) A# I a( f" GI 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.# ~2 g/ D! j3 v
Love,
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A few days later he received a letter from his son:
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Dear Pop,4 D# [/ [' O& H9 W6 R; X5 Q; q! R& q
Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.# s" r$ Z5 h8 K3 W7 d' c' M
Love,
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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.5 I8 L* @! d# [/ j% N3 z0 [
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That same day the old man received another letter from his son. L* P/ u& q m' T" h0 ^5 s4 U
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Dear Pop,. B! ~! q" G2 q0 x7 F) h
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
l8 C* h/ I: y+ ?; b. LLove you,- o: N+ k* n* H+ D( F5 @7 a, y/ n6 v
Vinnie |
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