** THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES **
DO NOT SWIM INTO THE DETROIT RIVER
USING THE FLAGS BELOW, SOLVE THE PUZZLE TO UNCOVER THE TRUE LOCATION OF THE CACHE
-- cache is located on Canadian side of the border --
cache is small conical containing a log and pencil
FTF Prize: one crisp US dollar
N 42.a.bcd
W 083.04.efg
where:
a = (total # of stripes on USA flag) + (# of stars in first column on USA flag)
b = # of white stripes on the USA flag
c = # of colours which make up CDN flag
d = # of maple leafs on the CDN flag
e = (# of stars on USA flag) - ((# of red stripes of USA flag)SQUARED)
f = (# of points on CDN maple leaf) - (half the # of white stripes on USA flag)
g = (# of colours on CDN flag) + (# of colours on USA flag)
++ Congratulations to Psychoanalysis on the FTF!! ++
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