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The Prophet Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Birdsong-n-Bud: Archiving this one, as the container it was in was custom made and won at a Geocaching event. If someone else wants to place a cache in this area, speak with the folks who run this place, they are great about it.

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Hidden : 6/25/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The above coordinates will NOT lead you to the cache. They are false. You must decipher the puzzle below. Less than 500' from car to cache. The "No Trespassing" signs near the final are meant ONLY for hunters. Cachers and wanderers are welcome.

42 0X.XX0
072 0Y.YZZ

XXX
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

YY
These were his instructions (to his followers): “Take nothing for the journey except a staff -- no bread, no bag, no money in your belts.”

ZZ
Again he began to teach by the sea. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.

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If when you get here you realize this is not the kind of place that strikes your fancy, there is an alternate cache container that takes you away from the theme of this cache placement. The alternate place is not nearly as breath-taking, but you can still enjoy a quick hunt in the woods and get full credit for the find.

Alternate cache’s offset:
Subtract 88 from Northerly
Add 83 to Westerly.

If you do find this is the type of area you find peaceful, take the steep, stepping, multi-stepped prepared walk leading "downward" after finding the original container. You'll find some breathtaking things here!

You may only log ONE of these two caches here online: the original puzzle, OR the offset. But feel free to log your name within both of the containers should you wish to visit both sites.

The unique cache container at the puzzle's hiding spot was hand made by SkyTrek (a creative Connecticut Geocacher), who submitted this cool container to a geomeet's swap table. I had my eye on it from the moment I spied it on the table, and was BLISSFUL that I was the lucky cacher who got to take it home.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[to hiding spot of puzzle] Fbhgu fvqr naq bhgfvqr bs pvepyr, gbc bs ebpxf. Ab arrq gb whzc yvggyr yrqtr. [to hiding spot of alternate cache] ovt ubyybj fghzc

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)