Blue ID badge with photo, coffee stain
Description
I lost my blue employee ID badge yesterday around 5pm near the Montana State Capitol on Last Chance Gulch in downtown Helena. It's a blue plastic ID card about the size of a credit card, with my photo on the left and the name 'Priya Patel' printed in bold, plus the TechNova Corp logo at the bottom. There’s a small coffee stain across the lower left corner and a tiny dent along the top edge. It was on a black lanyard with a silver clip, and the clip may have popped off when it dropped. This badge is how I access the building and offices, so it has serious practical use for me and it's also a little sentimental—it's my daily badge. If anyone finds it, let me know here. I'd be incredibly grateful to get it back as soon as possible.
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