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Handel- Musical Series Cache #5 Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 9/5/2011
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Bring your own pen please. Cache is near parking. Check your solution

PUZZLE
N 42 19.ABC
W 83 13.DEF
A= Was born on the 2_ February 1685
B= In 175_ one eye started to fail. The cause was a cataract which was operated on by the great charlatan Chevalier Taylor. This led to uveitis and subsequent loss of vision
C= Handel's compositions include _2 operas, 29 oratorios, more than 120 cantatas, trios and
duets, numerous arias, chamber music, a large number of ecumenical pieces, odes and serenatas, and 16 organ concerti
D= His father, Georg Händel, 6_ when his son was born, was an eminent barber-surgeon who served as surgeon to the court of Saxe-Weissenfels and the Margraviate of Brandenburg
E= In April 17_7, at age 52, Handel apparently suffered a stroke which left his right arm temporarily paralysed, preventing him from performing
F= In 172_ John Gay's The Beggar's Opera premiered at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre and ran for 62 consecutive performances, the longest run in theatre history up to that time. After nine years Handel's contract was ended but he soon started a new company

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)