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Lead Review · From: Dan&Darci
Dust, Dung, and One Magnificent Shark Fang
Pete dismisses twelve chalky bricks as manual labor until a serrated shark tooth transforms the messy ritual into a dig site worthy of his oversight.

My Human has brought home a box of glorified, dusty bricks, which they apparently expect the small human to chip apart with flimsy plastic tools. The objective, as far as my superior feline intellect can discern, is to unearth what they are calling "fossils." Bones of things long dead. I fail to see the appeal when a perfectly lively sunbeam is available fo…

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Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★☆☆
The fang alone redeems the dust.
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