Dead drop retrieved by leviathan53.5321 on May 17, 2024.

This dead drop was placed on March 31, 2024. Pictures were published first, while the coordinates appeared on agent code 301 on April 2: 35.72485 -83.51612 BELOW ROCK.

Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA

Approximate location on map

SSTV images of drop site:

• A note from the Conrad New York Downtown hotel (like in the preceding Nashville drop) with an NFC tag attached
  • The note instructs to place an order on Flare Pepper Kitchen
  • The tag contains 512 bytes of random data encoded as Base64
• Emtanon sticker

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The drop had apparently been found by someone before us, who unpacked its contents and left it on the ground, hence the damage seen.