LOST: Hamsters near City Dock
Description
I was tidying up after dinner last night around 6:50 p.m. when the cage door swung open and my two hamsters vanished into the alley near City Dock in Annapolis. I called and coaxed them with their favorite carrot treat, but the harbor breeze carried their tiny squeaks away and into the shadows. The white hamster with gray patches and the caramel-brown one are skittish and tiny, and I’m miserable thinking they might be frightened and far from home. I checked along Main Street, behind the brick arches by the market, and around the benches near the water, hoping they slipped into a safe nook.
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