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Poetic Licence Multi-Cache

Hidden : 1/31/2004
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache involves finding the writers of certain poems, then finding clues on the corresponding streets. Unless you have an extensive knowledge of poetry/literature, do your homework before heading off to the cache zone. The cache used to contain clues to Puzzlemania #2, but these are now on that cache page.


The posted co-ordinates are indicative only of the area where you'll be. You don't need to go there, but if you do, it should put you on 'Poets Grove'. The nearby streets are named after famous poets. e.g. Coleridge, Burns, Scott, etc. The locations can be done in any sequence.


Example: If you were given the poem 'Loves Last Adieu', you'd have to find out that the poet was 'Byron', then locate 'Byron St.' in the vicinity and find whatever information was requested.

Locn. 1
A = 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin'
B = 'Ode to the Pious Memory of the Accomplished Young Lady, Mrs Anne Killigrew, Excellent in the Two Sister Arts of Poesy and Painting' - (Yes, this really is the name of a poem!)
Go to the corner of these two streets. ab = the number of the house on the corner. (Its the one with the fire hydrant out front).

Locn. 2
C = 'Paradise Lost'
D = 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'
Go to the intersection of these two streets. cde = the sum of the house numbers of the 4 buildings on the corner (ignore any letters).

Locn. 3
E = 'Ode to a Nightingale'
Near the end of this short street, but not actually on it, is a green mail collection box. fghijkl = the long number on the power pole next to it.

Locn. 4
F = 'Don Juan'
Near one end of this street is an electrical substation. mnopqr = the emergency phone number listed thereon.

Note: This building has now been demolished. The number you needed is 132099.

Locn. 5
G = 'A Night in Italy' - also by the same poet is 'The Last Wish'
Near one of the many ends to this street is a tiled quotation mentioning two numbers. The second number is 5 pm. st = The first number mentioned.

Locn. 6
H = 'God's Judgment on a Wicked Bishop'
At one end of this street is 'Poets Corner'. uv is its street number.


The Cache

The cache is located not far away at S 37° 53.t(q-o)v E 144° 59.kda. It is a small Bison tube.

There are no swaps for this cache. You'll also have to bring your own pen.

You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg'f abg va gur fghzc. Va n cbyr ba gur tebhaq.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)