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Lost brown hardcover copy of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' with owner's name written inside, left at a coffee shop by the window in Columbus.
Coffee shop
Lost
listing
Posted
10 months
ago
Description
I misplaced my favorite hardcover copy of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' at a coffee shop in Columbus last Thursday around 3 PM. It has a prominent brown cover and my name written on the first page in ink. I was sitting by the window and must have left it behind when I hurried out. I'm really hoping someone turned it in, as it has sentimental value to me.
Approximate last-seen location
Coffee shop
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