What inspired this geocache:
- Spinach (half of the MonkeySpin duo) finished writing his first novel (not published yet though)!
- The puzzles of our first geocache (GC5DB0G) were lacking in literature.
- Somerville (particularly East Somerville) is still in need of geocaches and there are so many wonderful (lesser known) parts to explore!
The result: A literary puzzle cache (somewhere in Somerville)!!!
Desk puzzle
Match the last line of the literary work to their author using the answer bank.
Once you have the answers, convert the letter code associated with that author to a number (e.g. A=1, B=2, C=3, … Z=26) and input them into the respective formulas to obtain the final coordinates.
| Literary Quote #1 |
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. |
| Literary Quote #2 |
This is the essence of the military, what the Three Armies rely on to move. |
| Literary Quote #3 |
For nowadays the world is lit by lightning! Blow out your candles, Laura--and so goodbye. |
| Literary Quote #4 |
We all sat in silence for some minutes while those fateful eyes still strained to pierce the veil. |
| Literary Quote #5 |
He raised his hand and over the desolate earth he traced in space the sign of the dollar. |
| Literary Quote #6 |
He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning. |
| Literary Quote #7 |
Matter of fact, I think this the youngest us ever felt. Amen |
| Literary Quote #8 |
Zero hour, Snowman thinks. Time to go. |
| Literary Quote #9 |
Who knows but that, on the lower frequencies, I speak for you? |
| Literary Quote #10 |
As you from crimes would pardoned be, Let your indulgence set me free. |
Author Bank
| A |
Tennessee Williams |
| B |
William Faulkner |
| C |
Virginia Woolf |
| D |
Herman Melville |
| E |
Sun Tzu |
| F |
F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| G |
Harper Lee |
| H |
John McClure |
| I |
Walt Whitman |
| J |
George Orwell |
| K |
Stephen King |
| L |
Ayn Rand |
| M |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| N |
James Joyce |
| O |
Edgar Allen Poe |
| P |
Agatha Christie |
| Q |
J.K. Rowling |
| R |
William Shakespeare |
| S |
Margaret Atwood |
| T |
Ralph Ellison |
| U |
D.H. Lawrence |
| V |
John Milton |
| W |
Rudyard Kipling |
| X |
Emily Dickinson |
| Y |
Alice Walker |
| Z |
Toni Morrison |
Coordinate Equation
N 42° 24. [1st digit] [2nd digit] [3rd digit]
W 071° 06. [4th digit] [5th digit] [6th digit]
1st digit = LQ#1 - LQ#2 - LQ3
2nd digit = LQ#4 - LQ#5 - LQ3
3rd digit = LQ#6
4th digit = LQ#6
5th digit = LQ#7 - LQ#8
6th digit = LQ#9 - LQ#10
You can check your answer for this puzzle on GeoCheck.org:
Notes
- Be sure to bring your own pen.
- There is usually a lot of muggle traffic near the final so you'll need some stealth.
Have fun and happy caching!