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The Legend of the Thieves Traditional Geocache

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giacaches: It's time for this one to be achieved as I placed it earlier in my geocaching career and I feel it's time to make room for new caches in the area. In addition to that, I'd like to place a better cache to honor my mom. Thanks to all who have found this one over the years!

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Hidden : 12/11/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This winter-friendly park and grab is placed in honor of my mom, who turns 53 this month. 

The cache name is derived from one of the most popular herbal legends featuring four thieves during medieval times. In short, these thieves were robbing the dead who had perished from [insert your favorite plague here]. Everyone thought karma would eventually catch up with them and they too would contract the deadly disease - but it never happened. What was their secret? Trickery? Magic? 

When they were finally caught, they bargained for leniency in exchange for sharing their secret recipe which had protected them from illness. The recipe, which traditionally contains a mixture of herbs has almost as many variations as its legend itself. 

If you've heard a rendition of this story, please feel free to correct, add or comment in your log. 

 

There is room for small items and trackables. Please BYOP and use stealth to ensure cache placement remains a secret. 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

YCP

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)