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The Curse of the FTF (Tasmania) #3 Mystery Cache

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DnA!: The reserve this cache was located in has been developed and sold.

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Hidden : 7/17/2009
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The curse continues…

This cache is the third in the series of “The Curse of the FTF (Tasmania) #1” (GC1R9V7) originally started by Gorbak.

If you are the FTF for this cache, you are cursed (i.e. invited) to place the next "The Curse of the FTF (Tasmania)" cache in this series.

The guidelines:
1. If you are the FTF for this cache, you are cursed (i.e. invited) to place the next "The Curse of the FTF (Tasmania)" cache in this series within two (2) months.
2. You are cursed (i.e. invited) to NOT find make any other FTF attempts until you have placed the next cache in this series.
3. To share the FTF love around, you are cursed (i.e. invited) to only be a FTF for this series once.
4. Caches in this series can be of any type (e.g. traditional, puzzle, multi, etc.) and must be hidden in Tasmania.
5. You are cursed (i.e. invited) to include this set of guidelines in your cache description, and include the list of any/all who have been cursed before you.
6. (*) Note: All curses used in the production of this cache are entirely fictitious. There is no real curse preventing you from claiming the FTF for this cache, or any cache in this series.

The CURSED FTF for the series:
    1. red tag (cursed 14/5/09, curse lifted 11/6/09)
    2. DnA! (cursed 11/6/09)


Solve the puzzle and you may be on your way…

The Additional Hints contain instructions of how to solve the puzzle.

The cache is a clear 2 litre Sistema container which at the time of placement contained:
    - Logbook and Pen
    - FTF Gift
    - A Variety of swaps
 

The Puzzle:

                              2 1           1   1                       3                     2 2 1
                        1 5 5 2 1   1 5 5 5 3   4   6     3 6 3     1 5 1 4 1     6 2 6     5 2 2 1
                        2 1 1 1 2 8 2 1 1 1 2 8 1 1 1 8 5 2 1 2 5 8 2 1 1 1 1 7 2 1 2 1 2 8 1 1 1 2
    1 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 1 1                                                                            
  3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 4                                                                            
    5 6 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 4                                                                            
2 1 6 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 1                                                                            
3 1 6 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 4                                                                            
3 1 3 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 4                                                                            
      1 3 2 3 4 2 1 2 1                                                                            
                    27 10                                                                            

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur vf uvqqra haqre onex ng gur obggbz bs n gerr. Bhe TCFe jnf dhvgr reengvp urer fb lbh znl arrq gb rkcnaq lbhe frnepu nern n ovg. Gur nvz bs guvf chmmyr vf gb pbybhe va gur pbeerpg fdhnerf. Gur ahzoref ng gur yrsg bs rnpu yvar naq gur gbc bs rnpu pbyhza ner gur pyhrf. Gurfr gryy lbh, va beqre sebz yrsg gb evtug be gbc gb obggbz, gur ahzore bs pbybherq fdhnerf va rnpu oybpx. Rnpu oybpx bs pbybherq fdhnerf vf frcnengrq ol ng yrnfg bar juvgr fdhner. Sbe rknzcyr, 2 3 zrnaf gurer ner mreb be zber juvgr fdhnerf, sbyybjrq ol gjb pbybherq fdhnerf, sbyybjrq ol bar be zber juvgr fdhnerf, sbyybjrq ol guerr pbybherq fdhnerf, sbyybjrq ol mreb be zber juvgr fdhnerf. Vs guvf vf nf pyrne nf zhq, gnxr n ybbx ng uggc://jjj.purelynfzvgu.pbz/chmmyrf_ubjgb.ugzy sbe n zhpu orggre rkcynangvba.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)