The Good Samaritan Strikes Again

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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  [] In Florida, United States

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Do not go to the above listed coordinates unless you want to swim with the alligators. There is nothing there. Read the story below to figure out where the cache really is.

It has happened again. Early this morning at the scene of a serious traffic crash involving a dump truck that left the roadway at a high rate of speed, struck several trees and overturned on Osceola Road in Geneva, an unknown hero, dubbed the Good Samaritan, appeared and saved the day. A passing reporter happened upon the scene just in the nick of time and was able to conduct a short but telling interview with Seminole County’s newest superhero. The following is an excerpt from the interview and is told in the magnificent hero’s own words:

“There I was, driving down the road in my mighty stallion when I saw the truck lying on its side in the woods. I immediately knew what I had to do. I quickly jumped out of my car and sauntered over to the wreck (Sauntering is an excellent way to approach an emergency as it gives someone else who is better prepared a chance to arrive and get there first). Upon reaching the vehicle, I quickly scanned the area and realized that no one better prepared had arrived so I leaped into action. I climbed up onto the truck and leaned through the window. I scanned the interior of the truck, which appeared to be empty. Suddenly a voice spoke to me and asked for help. I was startled as one normally doesn’t hear voices coming from an empty truck. Then I was relieved when I realized that the driver had slid down and was wedged underneath the dash on the passenger side of the vehicle. I asked how he was doing. The voice said that he was doing fine considering he was bent into the shape of a pretzel and felt like a sardine in a can. I told him that I was going to check under the hood (I do not know what to look for under the hood but I have observed many competent persons do this when faced with a vehicle problem). The voice told me to go ahead if it would make me feel better. I checked under the hood, which took considerably longer than I thought it would since I could not find it as it was a couple of hundred feet away, laying under a tree. Not finding anything of interest, I was struck with an inspiration. I retrieved a blanket from my car and climbed back into the truck. I told the voice that I was going to wrap him in a blanket to prevent shock. I then climbed inside the vehicle and proceeded to tuck the blanket around the victim. I could tell by the faint muffled mmpphh’s that he was appreciative. Just as I was finished I heard noises and yelling. Suddenly a voice yelled, “He’s over here in the truck.” I was suddenly grabbed by the legs and pulled from the vehicle. Before I could say a word, I was strapped to a gurney and placed in an ambulance. I heard, “Jesus, look at his face! Don’t worry pal. Plastic surgeons can do amazing things these days!” Another voice yelled, “There is nothing else in the truck but a ruffled blanket.” During the midst of the commotion, I was able to work myself loose and make my way back to my car where I ran into you.”

The Paul Harvey “Rest of the Story” is that the driver of the vehicle was found by an observant worker at the wrecking yard and was transported to ORMC. The only comment he would make to reporters was that he would give anything to know the identity of the Good Samaritan who had aided him. The identity of the Good Samaritan may fade into history as he was last seen fleeing the scene in a dark single colored auto with personalized Florida Tag MDLIII. The only other clue is a piece of paper found in the overturned truck with the following letters:

Qparg rcmon awhk xviwx tfkrd ndztd wvgyt ilybh quvhi tfkrr pkauv hnxwf bfkah nqhmo narmb rhhkx viwkw zzrgx ircdw vggvv rlbhq uvhwa pzkrr ayviq uvhnx woawl

The FTF prize is a bottle of Scotch that was recently brought back from England. The prize is not at the cache site. The winner will have to meet with me in person so that I can verify that the winner is 21 years of ago or older.

Additional Hints ( Decrypt ) 

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)

Uvag gb pvcure glcr:Ubj jbhyq gur cbyvpr svaq guvf thl?

Uvag gb Xrl: Gur pvcure jnf zvfnggevohgrq gb fbzrbar jub qvq abg vairag vg, ohg bssrerq na vzcbegnag pbagvohgvba gb gur pvcure.

Uvag gb Xrl: Vs lbh xarj gur xrl, lbh jbhyq abg arrq vg. (Decrypted Hints)

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Cache Logs

April 18 by War1man and MiMi (3297 found) I had solved this puzzle several months ago, and never got the chance to go after it. When I finally had the chance, I found out that MiMi had erased the waypoints from my Garmin. I knew the code I needed but I forgot the darn key. I tried everything, and then I pulled out a old note pad I used for puzzle solving, and voila, the key was written down in it. Yoo hoo! Armed with the new coordinates, I went to find the cache. I went to GZ and immediately was drawn to a certain location, but it didn;t seem to be the cache... I wandered around and around, and finally made the lifeline call. I was sent back to the first place I looked, and this time, I saw the cache. I am always amazed that so many times I find the cache when I go back to the first place I looked... Thanks for a fun puzzle, and cache. SL. [view this log]

January 26 by M'Lord and m'lady (1640 found) Came back armed with a verification that we looked in the correct spot, but with 2 years overgrowth and not being sure of what changes may have happened to the original surrounding area, we overlooked it. It is there waiting to be found. Cache was very hard to open. Log was wet, not soaked but wet enough that we dried it with paper towels and laid it in the sun, we also cleaned out the cache container. Thanks for the puzzle (which we solved weeks ago) and thanks for the wonderful adventure of finding this long forgotten cache. Very unique cache container, we’ve not seen this one before. [view this log]

January 24 by M'Lord and m'lady (1640 found) OK ... We decrypted the puzzle. The decryption was a challenge in itself but ... once decrypted ... the coordinates were obvious in the decryption! We went to the coordinates, and we could not find a darn cache. Knowing some of Geolytical's other hides, we're not surprised that we didn't find it. We'll try again sometime in the future. [view this log]

January 15 by PIRATE RAT (915 found) Still nothing there to be found except some rusty cans. [view this log]

January 15 by PIRATE RAT (915 found) No logged finds in almost two years. I did not find a cache at the site after solving the puzzle. Will the owner verify it still exists? [view this log]

Current time: 11/22/2009 10:54:48 AM
Last Updated: 4/19/2009 4:17:24 AM
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