NORTHERN NEW JERSEY — Tom knew the exact moment it happened.
He was working in his garden when he felt it and saw it, the gold ring slipping free and flying off his finger into the soil.
He searched immediately. Then again. And again. He combed through the garden by hand, knowing it had to be there somewhere, yet unable to find it.
When frustration finally set in, Tom called for help.
I arrived with a metal detector and a simple plan: trust the signal, not the doubt.
Less than twenty minutes later, the detector spoke up. One careful scoop, and the gold ring reappeared from the garden bed where it had landed.
What had vanished in a split second came back just as quickly. Relief replaced worry, and the garden gave up its secret.
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