GC22NRG St. Genevieve's Church (Unknown Cache) in New Mexico, United States created by tlepinski

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tlepinski: First the final stage was dug up and had to be relocated to a place that didn't really make sense with the cache. Since then two more of the stages have become unavailable. Despite this GPS Men persevered and made it to the new final (only to find it had been muggled). So I am archiving this cache as it doesn't seem to be able to survive (much like the original church). I thank everyone who took the time to go through all the steps to find this one and I welcome GPS Men to log it as a find as well.

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A cache by tlepinski Message this owner

Hidden : 1/3/2010

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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St. Genevieve's Church is a major part of Las Cruces history. Built over 150 years ago, the church can be seen in some of the earliest photographs of the city. Unfortunately, the original church was demolished in the late 1960s to make room for the downtown mall. (Urban renewal at its finest.) This cache was placed on January 3rd--the feast day of St. Genevieve of Paris--as a way to remember the church and its history.

In keeping with current local tradition, this cache is an urban micro. However, it will require a bit more effort to find. First, you must solve the completely unrelated puzzle below which will give you coordinates to Stage 1. A correct solution in the coordinate checker will also give you the questions that need to be answered at each stage.

Next, you will need to go to each of the first three stages and get the appropriate information. (There are no physical containers at Stage 1-3.) Finally, you'll have the coordinates for the final location which is in walking distance of Stage 3. (You'll probably want to drive to the first 3 stages but they are all within a mile or two of each other.) Good luck!

N 32° 19._ _ _ W 106° 45._ _ _

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Stewart read a few verses after Rex gave him a tract. Fred walked as revered star readers earned graduate degrees. Eva drafted a creed once we faced dreaded facts.

Creased vests are a fad as weaved scarves are feared. Vexed bearded beggars wear free faded red rags. Edward craves Certs as Vera gets dressed.

Gracy saw dazed desert deer dart at caged zebras. Daft tree cats often jump at fazed barged sea bass. Drew saw great crested waves as we each traded secret caveats.

Trace freezes dead tagged cadavers as Teresa reacts. Ward crafts a case and Bert extracts a rear gear. Gerard swears fast race cars save on gas.

Brett Favre dared fate after Testaverde was axed. Cares were casted as career stewardesses were graded. Wade sat as crated tasers were greased at Sears.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr vf na rkprecg sebz Pncgnva Ubbx'f glcvat yrffba.

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)

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