lost earring
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I was walking through Canterbury city centre from my home to college one morning, a distance of about three quarters of a mile. When I got to college I noticed that I had lost an earring. On the way back at lunchtime I was recounting this fact to a friend. For some reason, I looked down at the pavement as I was telling her about it and the lost earring was there on the ground, right by my foot. It is a unique pair of earrings so there was no question that it belonged to someone else.
Date submitted:Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:04:36 +0000Coincidence ID:5401
