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Chocolate Lovers Series #3 LbNA #16638 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jul 17, 2005
Location:
City:Lititz
County:Lancaster
State:Pennsylvania
Boxes:1
Planted by:jbzfarm
Found by: 4444alex
Last found:Feb 18, 2012
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFaaa
Last edited:Jul 17, 2005
Please note: This box requires uncommon stealth and caution when retrieving (this is the 4th time we've replaced this box due to mysterious disappearances). Sit and rest if you must, so that others will not see what you are retrieving or from where you are retrieving or placing it. Thanks for your help in keeping this box active for all to enjoy!

This box is hidden near the Wilbur Chocolate factory in the town of Lititz. Wilbur Chocolate has been making their famous "Wilbur Buds" since 1893...a good 14 years before Milton sold his first kiss!

Go to Lititz Springs Park and find the sculpted lion and its historic plaque. On the plaque, record the number of letters in the line that ends with the word "beasts" as "A". Record the number of letters in the first name of the sculptor as "B". Not including the title line of the plaque, count the number of lines and record the number of the line that begins with the word "Switzerland" as "C". Record the number of times the letter "u" appears in the middle name of the sculptor as "D". Finally, count the number of arches in the stone wall around the spring and divide that by 2 and record that number as "E".

Follow the stream downstream and count the number of cement/stone (not wooden) bridges until you get to "E". From the north end of the bridge, face "A + B" degrees. Square "B" (multiply it by itself) and take that many paces to a tree. Please note, a pace is considered two footfalls and you may not be able to walk a straight line due to temporary obstructions. From the north side of that tree, face "C" times 10 degrees. Next, multiply "A" times "D" then add "D" and take that many steps (not paces) in the direction you are facing.

Find a common lunch sandwich. Under the sandwich but above the "Barber" is a fist-sized hole. Reach your hand into this hole and carefully feel for the box. Please be careful not to lose the box in the southerly direction...it could likely never be retrieved from there! Make sure that when you replace the box that you tuck it up into the same area. Also, please be careful as this area is frequented by spiders, snakes, iquanas and the occasional leopard.

Congratulations on completing the series! We welcome any comment or feeback on the condition of the boxes and your experience on this journey. Enjoy your journey!

ATTENTION:
**This box requires out-of-the-box thinking and following the clues precisely. Unlike the other two boxes in this series, this box is much more challenging. Please be prepared to have your skills challenged in finding this box. Looking for "obvious locations" and "likely areas" will not help you. Please understand that not everyone will have the skills and thinking required to find this box. While we welcome emails in describing your adventure and your challenges, we will not give out the location of the box as it is unfair to those who have followed the clues exactly and found the box. We hope you enjoy the challenge of this box and encourage multiple visits to the park, if necessary, to find the box. Best of luck!**