Cipher School - Phone A Friend Mystery Cache

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fraygirls: We were on this side of town and stopped to check on this one. It was still snug as a bug in its home, but it's time to archive. The surrounding area is lovely (except for the occasional gun in the shrubs), and is deserving of a hide that's easy for all to figure out and find. Thanks to all who deciphered and/or visited over the years!

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Hidden : 2/5/2007
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

ci•pher also cy•pher

1. A cryptographic system in which units of plain text of regular length, usually letters, are arbitrarily transposed or substituted according to a predetermined code.
2. The key to such a system.
3. A message written or transmitted in such a system.

Welcome to Cipher School! Today’s lesson…Substitution Ciphers!

Substitution is a method of text suppression in which the plaintext (the hidden message) is replaced by letters, numbers, or other symbols while its original letter or word order remains unchanged. There are countless methods that can be employed within this cipher set…the possibilities are only limited by one’s imagination.

Many substitution ciphers involve the use of numbers. In a simple alphanumeric cipher, standard alphabetic positions could be reversed: A = 1 through Z = 26 would become A = 26 through Z = 1. Of course, they can’t all be that uncomplicated…at first. Just remember that the most effective ciphers – no matter how complex they may initially appear to be – are usually easily refined into a much simpler form.

We are not sure about the origin of the following cipher. We have never seen it before, but it is foolproof and simple…once you figure out the necessary refinements. For all we know, it sprang forth from the mind of the head fraygirl during a caffeine-induced reverie. If there’s anyone out there who recognizes this substitution technique, please contact us with any information you have about it. We want to give credit where it is due!

Decipher the following message to reveal the real coordinates for the cache!

212 501 114 32 15 30 2 421 60 8 13 400 232 8 108 102 240 71 115 420 33 12 8 9 105 30 202 4 31 8 8 40 106 30 12 1051 21 107 30 51 9 2133 12 601 105 7000 30 224 21 42 3004 30 323 21 60 201 202 431 12 2104 310 54 111 213 44 106 2032 30 107 12 33 120 600 71 151 6 2 51 522 2 610 6 1411 12 6 20 115 2 101 30 202 8


**When phoning a friend, cell phones work best!**

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