American Authors #2 Mystery Cache
Paladin8: As per request----archived. Thanks for pointing it out.
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This is a nano, accounting for the higher difficulty rating.
This series combines two loves---literature and geocaching. As some of you have pointed out for the first cache in this series, it's easy to cheat. I have therefore taken steps to include research to reduce simply looking ion a map.
Please e-mail me the full name of the author, AND the title of one of his or her works. Then, log your find. You need not wait for further permission, but I will remove your name if you don't follow the rules.
The above co-ordinates are to help you find the author, whose name will be in evidence close by. THE CACHE IS NOT HERE !!! Please don't disturb anyone or anything. The second set of co-ordinates is:
40--54---0 xx
73--48---yyy
To find "x", convert the letters of the author's last name into numbers, using simple substitution (A -- 1, B---2, C--3). For example, Poe would be 16-15-5. Add the numbers together. (For Poe, it would be 36.) Then,
add 19.
To find "y", add 253.
Enjoy !
PLEASE NOTE: IF THERE ARE TWO AUTHORS WITH THE SAME LAST NAME, ALWAYS CHOOSE THE EARLIER ONE !
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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