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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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# ~9 E# C6 g7 u/ A 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:
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: P! e; L4 u N1 vDear Vincent,
% G5 ~$ {! j' k. m; KI 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:
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! \, {% Z3 F+ F* z- eDear Pop,
7 w0 |7 O3 {1 ^; n; ZDon't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.
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Vinnie
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$ M. Z1 C9 V A, G7 O0 Z' s$ vAt 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.1 D6 }+ w' U+ I' m
* L; h- O9 [: W' sThat same day the old man received another letter from his son.
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Dear Pop,
$ q5 ^2 }8 F6 OGo 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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