Lost
Urgent
Lost: Two violins near Bullring
Outside the Bullring
Lost
listing
Posted
about 5 hours
ago
Description
I’m Oliver Smith. At 9:15 this morning I realised my violin case hadn’t followed me after I stepped out of the Bullring shopping centre, and I discovered two violins inside, with my worn bow. The clue of the cracked finish on one instrument haunts me as I retrace the damp pavement by the Selfridges entrance. I’m sure someone would have picked them up and kept them safe, but the silence of the street makes my heart sink. I’m holding onto a stubborn hope they’ll be found and returned to me, these instruments mean more than words can say.
Approximate last-seen location
Outside the Bullring
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