I am a nine-letter gift sent on February 14th. My first four letters form a lush valley, and my last four letters form the prong of a fork. What am I?
A valentine
The word 'VALENTINE' starts with 'VALE' (a valley) and ends with 'TINE' (a fork prong), with 'N' in the middle.
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