Black North Face backpack with blue kayak keychain
Description
I lost my black North Face backpack yesterday around 3pm near the Starbucks at the intersection of Michigan Street and St. Joseph in South Bend. It's a mid-size nylon backpack, solid black with a bit of wear on the bottom and zipper pulls that are slightly frayed. The front pocket has a small green campus-club patch, and there’s a blue kayak-shaped keychain I always keep on the zipper. Inside I’ve got a 13-inch laptop sleeve, charger, a worn notebook with my initials 'A.P.' and a photo of my dog in a plastic sleeve. This backpack means a lot to me; it’s tied to job interviews and daily routines, and I really need it back.
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