Blue US passport with gold emblem
Description
I lost my blue U.S. passport yesterday around 3pm near the Starbucks on The Strip, University Boulevard, in Tuscaloosa. It's the standard blue passport with the gold eagle emblem; the spine is a bit creased from it slipping around in my backpack. There’s a faint coffee ring on the back cover, and I tucked my late grandmother's photo behind the first page—kind of sentimental, and I really miss it already. This document is essential for an upcoming trip, and I’d be grateful to get it back. If someone found it, please drop me a message here or email me at the address below so I can arrange retrieval.
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