Book titled 'Wild and Domestic' missing near Brighton
Description
I was strolling along the Brighton seafront around 9:00 p.m. last Friday when I realized my field guide 'Wild and Domestic' wasn't in my bag. It's a slim blue-bound book with a fox motif on the cover, full of notes and quick sketches about wildlife and domestic animals I use for study sessions by Brighton Pier. Losing it felt like a small personal loss—the pages are dog-eared and stained with salt from the sea air, and the margins are full of doodles from last summer. If anyone comes across it in the Royal Pavilion Gardens area or near the pier, please keep it safe until I can reclaim it.
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