Blue US passport in navy cover
Description
I lost my United States passport yesterday around 3pm near the Starbucks on Elizabeth Street in Brownsville. It's a navy blue cover, standard issue, and it's tucked inside a black RFID-block sleeve. The sleeve has a small green sticker in the corner with the initials 'PR' and there's a faint coffee stain along the lower edge of the back cover. This passport is essential for my trip next week, and I'm really worried about replacing it. If anyone finds it, please ping me here in the app and we can meet at the Brownsville Library nearby or the Starbucks on Elizabeth Street to pick it up as soon as possible.
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