Deep Thought is the second most powerful computer of all time
and space.
Use the answer it gave to decrypt the following
stream-cipher-encrypted message. Because I am very, very nice, I
will tell you how the message begins.
It begins with the word "CONGRATULATIONS."
Here is the encrypted message, in all its hexadecimal glory:
69 1B 30 EF 80 BD 72 05 36 E5 9A B1 6D 02 25 8E
C0 FE 47 27 07 BC AE 91 6C 21 4E FC A7 8F 64 39
1A E0 DB 8C 32 48 0E F9 C9 C4 63 5D 11 FF D7 87
6F 14 3D E7 C0 AE 63 53 2E E8 D7 F4 22 5F 3F EE
C9 B1 DE 51 3D 09 86 A3 9F 41 23 58 D6 A3 D6 42
2F 54 EC AD 93 78 2F 1E FD E4 87 6C 6C 4C B6 94
82 71 34 09 F1 C8 93 71 56 44 ED D7 8D 7E 52 09
E4 D5 AA 6D 41 7C E9 D6 FA 70 46 3D A2 CF B9 6E
5E 35 17 C6 B7 8E 06 31 08 C1 F4 F2 28 02 56 93
FD D4 2D 7E 5C AC F3 C8 36 64 39 B8 F3 DE 27 60
5E A7 90 DD 20 0F 6C 9A F2 8B 79 5D 14 E9 C4 CC
2A 47 37 E5 C2 B0 7F 10 32 E5 D8 B1 6C 4B 76 F4
C2 B1 8D 4D 72 1F C9 BF 88 40 27 16 C3 B8 93 53
6A 1D ED E8 9E 75 2D 15 F6 BD CE 6C 2D 4C F4 A5
CA 7D 50 1B E7 DA 80 79 59 0D EB D6 96 2C 50 0F
F8 94 AC 6D 46 2E EF D5 AC 65 42 52 ED CA F6 74
42 31 5E CB BD 92 52 31 13 CA AB 8A 02 2D 18 C4
EA 9D 6A 3B 52 FF A9 9E 6E 21 00 EC B1 C2 36 60
2B F0 DA 81 66 55 09 FE DB 88 2E 51 0C EA D9 92
67 55 2A E1 DD B2 26 44 32 E5 DA F8 6B 5F 76 F6
C3 A0 9F 44 72 1A C9 A2 DA 50 26 19 D6 C6 86 55
38 04 F1 BB 97 3C 2F 03 BA A5 98 79 2B 00 F7 A2
86 71 1E 01 FC 9C 92 78 5F 44 E8 D7 8E 60 59 17
E3 DA B9 28 54 35 EA D5 E0 0E 24 30 F6 D8 A6 3A
05 7B 09 DF A5 D2 40 39 00 DE B7 95 43 2B 1F C3
E4 9A 7B 3C 5D DB A3 9F 79 25 0D F0 AB 82 71 6F
23 FA D8 87 3D 78 03 F5 CA B0 66 57 17 EB DE 94
24 44 3A EE B8 D6 52 58 33 F7 8E BE 6B 40 33 A0
C3 A7 DE 4D 3C 1F D4 A9 8A 50 2B 1C 8C EC D6 74
22 11 BE AC 97 7F 34 09 EA B0 87 77 2C 4C FD A5
93 34 57 1B B2 CE 8F 77 52 10 AE D1 8C 2C 50 12
E5 DA AA 28 5D 3A A6 C9 B5 71 00
A few notes:
- Please do not seek the cache until you have solved all the
puzzles.
- Please do not post any spoiler information about the cache
location or the method of retrieval in your log.
- Please retrieve and replace the cache carefully.
- Please read the disclaimer below.
I know there is boilerplate on all the cache pages, but just so
you are sure:
Serious injury or death could result
from hunting this cache. Specialized equipment and/or training will
be required to retrieve the container. If you are in any way
hesitant about your ability to retrieve it safely, do not proceed!
You seek this cache at your own risk.