Blue North Face backpack, lost in Florence
Description
I'm hoping someone picked up my blue North Face backpack yesterday around 3pm near the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library on Court Street in downtown Florence, in the Florence-Muscle Shoals area. It's a medium-size pack, blue with a gray bottom, and the zipper pulls have an orange carabiner clipped onto the left pocket. Inside are my university notebooks, a black USB-C charger, and a small white notebook with poems my grandmother wrote; there's also a faded pineapple patch on the front pocket as a distinguishing feature. It has sentimental value—my sister gave it to me last year, and I really need it back to keep taking notes in class. If you found it, please message me; I'll gladly pick it up near the library or at home.
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