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Hidden : 7/8/2009

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Geocache Description:

This cache is a Tribute to TESKELLY's Commitment Series:

GC1V2E3 - Commitment Series: The Brethren
GC1T9RK - Commitment Series: The Rainmaker
GC1V2DF - Commitment Series: The Chamber

Swiss Family Robinson

Instructions

For the first stage you are looking for a GREEN Lock&Lock, which will contain a book. It is recommended to print out your own question sheets for stage 2 as it might make things a little easier. The questions ARE ALSO taped to the inside of the container in case you forget. Please make sure you rehide the container as you found it and to use stealth. We tried to place the books in an area where you could sit and read without looking too suspicious for a while.
PLEASE ALLOW AT LEAST 30 MINUTES FOR STAGE TWO
Stage 2 is a silver bison tube containing the log book.

Stage #1 - Online

Location: N49 ab.cde W122 fg.hij
In order to get the co-ordinates to the second stage you will need to solve this simple puzzle below:
Instructions: Go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Swiss_Family_Robinson
Solve the questions below. The letter specified in brakets will be the answer. Convert this letter into a number. EG: a=1,b=2,c=3 etc.
a) What year was the Arabic translation from? (4th number in the year)
b) The Oxford _________ to Children's Literature. (1st letter - 1)
c) Who did the Illustration for an English edition? (1st Letter of First Name)
d) The 2nd adaptions into television movie was created in which year? (4th letter of the year)
e) Other then the Commodore 64, which other system was the game created for? (1st Letter as a Number - 1)
f) What was the Arabic Translation called? (1st letter as a number)
g) The last year of the Space Family Robinson comic book. (3rd Digit of the year)
h) Second Fatherland was from which year? (3rd digit of the year)
i) Character's name with 9 letters. (6th Letter as a Number)
j) Name of the jackal that was tamed by the family (1st letter as number - 2)

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Stage #2 - On Site

Location: N49 kl.mno W122 pq.rst
In order to get the co-ordinates to the final stage you will need to solve this harder puzzle below:
Instructions: Find the page in the book where the below events happen. From there the letter will be the digit in the page number specified in brackets:
k) When they talk about how the milky sap from a tree hardens to make rubber (2nd digit)
l) When they talk about their sailing-boat and canoe at anchor in Providence Bay (1st digit)
m) When Fritz has the "excellent idea" about making their own life-jackets (2nd digit)
n) When "Quick as a flash" Jack threw his sling around the ostrich's legs (3rd digit - 1)
o) Where they mention that they are "Ever mindful of danger, we rarely worked alone" (3rd digit - 2)
p) When they draped their sailcloth over to make a roof for their tree-house. (2nd digit)
q) When "Fritz handed me the box of pearls and I examined each one." (3rd digit)
r) When Ernest said, "No, Fritz! No! Let the eagle live!" (2nd digit)
s) When the salmon and the kangaroo were securely tied to the sledge. (2nd digit + 2)
t) When they talk about "a desert so vast that we could not see the extent of it." (3rd digit)

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

First to Find Prize

Congrats to tabbywmn!

All to Complete, Prize

EVERYONE who completes all 4 in the series will also be emailed a prize!
1) tabbywmn
2) Hellraisers
3) titelines
4) goinggone
5) cookie_cacher
6) PrincessJ

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Good luck and have fun!

FINAL MOVED: It looks like there was an issue with the final.
It should be safer here:
Sub 16 from the N cords
Add 35 to the W cords

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[stage1]onfr bs gerr [final]ba srapr

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)

Epic Commitment - Swiss Family Robinson Mystery Cache