LOST 'Wild and Domestic' notebook in Meadville
Description
Tuesday just after 9:40 p.m., I realized my notebook titled Wild and Domestic was missing after a quiet study session at the Meadville Public Library on North Main Street. It has a black cover with the title written in white and a few pressed pages with sketches and poems tucked inside. The pages also hold some of my grandmother's handwriting and a few dog-eared notes from last summer. Losing it feels like losing a small map of me, and I keep hoping someone nearby picked it up and will return it. If you saw it near the library steps or around the Allegheny College campus, please keep an eye out.
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