Red North Face backpack with yellow rain cover
Description
I lost my red North Face backpack yesterday around 3pm outside West Acres Mall in Fargo, by the main entrance near the bus loop. It's a North Face Recon in black fabric with red zipper pulls and a bright yellow rain cover tucked in the front pocket. Inside there’s a well-worn notebook, a faded photo of my grandmother, and a blue enamel compass pin clipped to the left strap. There’s also a folded North Dakota map with a tiny ND sticker in the inside pocket. The backpack is a bit scuffed but still functional, and it holds my laptop charger and a few personal items—it really means a lot to me, I’d really appreciate getting it back.
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