Blue North Face backpack with orange zippers
Description
I lost my blue North Face backpack yesterday around 3pm outside a coffee shop on College Street by the Cedar Falls Public Library. It's a medium-sized pack, navy blue with black trim and bright orange zipper pulls, and there's a small green carabiner clipped to the right zipper. Inside, you'll find a red spiral notebook, a USB-C charger, and a stack of math lecture notes from last week, plus a laminated student ID and a faded sticker of a mountain range on the inner flap. This backpack means a lot to me and has sentimental value because it carried important study materials for my internship and a photo of my grandmother. If anyone found it, please drop it off or message me—I really need it back.
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