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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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# T; l# c: a5 X6 }- W8 vDear Vincent,
" z3 P, Z, w( |3 lI 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.* A2 C2 ]$ j, J/ j' c
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Papa
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9 ?/ e. x3 q5 W# |2 N* a1 N# QA few days later he received a letter from his son:& |- P- S0 L, ~' W! g8 m, J5 ^
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Dear Pop,7 W2 S+ t) P0 Y$ U; {" p
Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.; {" K/ ?. e' L' ~: P& b/ ^) c
Love,
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3 _+ f! ]2 p( P# F2 {$ \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.6 @6 G5 Y+ f+ a
6 d6 {" U% T* ~. fThat same day the old man received another letter from his son.
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# a; ~* A0 j5 Q( A& M N9 `; sDear Pop,. _$ }# ]6 T3 _- y% s0 I
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.9 {. h' |, |/ _; |' I# B
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Vinnie |
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