Lost: Two hats near BYU campus, Provo
Description
I was on my way back from a morning class and left my two hats on a bench outside the BYU Bookstore on University Avenue in Provo around 3:15 p.m. yesterday. One hat is a gray knit beanie with a small red stripe, the other a dark wool fedora that smells faintly like rain. I retraced my steps through the plaza and asked a security guard and a student, but the hats did not turn up. I feel exposed without them; the gray one keeps my ears warm on chilly mornings, and the fedora is my favorite for Sunday services. If you saw them around the bookstore steps or the seating area by the fountain, please, anything helps.
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