Riverside drop

SSTV images of this dead drop appeared on Felicity's voicemail in the morning of October 18, 2023. The drop was placed by Jeff in his hometown. The voicemail contained only two images. Others, containing more detailed photos of the drop location, were deleted from the voicemail by Desiree.

The dead drop was retrieved on October 20, 2023 by a helpful volunteer from the Voyage Home Museum.

The Voyage Home Museum, 361 W First St, Riverside, IA, USA

Under a stone bench presented by William Shatner in memory of Nita Wingler Rath.

Approximate location on map

SSTV images of drop site:

• Postcard/book cover of Commercial Pre-Fried Camping Bacon and Wilderness Safety by Iowa Pork Safety Council with an RFID tag stuck to the back
• Painted rock depicting the starship Enterprise
• WORM sticker

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FRIENDLY 622035405306017

Decoding the Base64 part and XORing it with jotp1.bin from the Federal Way drop yields the following text:

WHILE WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE MELTRS, WE CAN ANNOY THEM. I HAVE PROVIDED A SERIES OF CODES TO ACCOMPLISH 
THIS. I STOLE ONE OF THEIR DAT DROPS SENT OUT, CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE MELTR FLEET. I SUGGEST 
CONTROLLING DIRECTLY. THEY ARE ENCAPSULATED MACHINE CODE. THE FORMAT IS SYNC BYTE, MACHINE CODE PAYLOAD AND CRC-16. 
$22 WILL SYNC AND THE MODBUS CRC NEEDS TO BE CORRECT AND AT THE END. AFTER THE MACHINE CODE IS SUBMITTED, THE CODE 
WILL RUN, AND AN OUTPUT WILL BE PROVIDED.