Most pumpkin farms were badly hit by the summer drought, except (eerily) Tom Dillon's farm at the foot of the hill where Samhain was invented. He enjoyed a climate beating, bumper year for his 30,000 pumpkins. 

<p>Most pumpkin farms were badly hit by the summer drought, except (eerily) Tom Dillon's farm at the foot of the hill where Samhain was invented. He enjoyed a climate beating, bumper year for his 30,000 pumpkins.&nbsp;</p>

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