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Forks operate as aggressive food spearing transit

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Instead of carefully scooping our meals, we decided to violently stab them with miniature tridents. The fork secures your bite-sized pieces through sheer piercing force, dragging unwilling chunks of salad and meat across the plate and directly into your waiting jaws.

Forks operate as aggressive food spearing transit
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