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More Than Meets The Eye! Mystery Cache

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Half-Canadian and Scooter the Wonder Dog: gone

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Hidden : 7/6/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates, but you can find it by studying the various illusions below. You can park within 20 feet of the cache -- no need to bushwack through blackberries!

A - Three Men
Study the drawing of the three men below.


Let A = 3 if you think the three men are all of equal height.
Let A = 6 if you think they are different heights.



B - Bricks Study the horizontal lines in the picture below.



Let B = 2 if you think the horizontal lines are all parallel.
Let B = 7 if you think the horizontal lines are not all parallel.




C - Red Dots
Study the two groups of dots, each group has six dots surrounding a central dot.


Let C = 9 if you think that the two center dots are of equal size.
Let C = 5 if you think the center dots are different sizes.





D = Inner Circles
Study the two groups of circles within circles.


Let D = 0 if the two innermost circles are of equal size.
Let D = 2 if you think the inner circles are of different sizes.




E - Horizontal Lines
Study the horizontal lines in the picture below.



Let E = 1 if you think that the horizontal lines are all parallel.
Let E = 3 if you think the horizontal lines are not parallel.


F - Chevrons
Study the horizontal lines in the picture below.



Let F = 5 if you think that all the horizontal lines are straight and parallel.
Let F = 8 if you think that the horizontal lines are not parallel and straight.
G - Lines and Circles
Study the horizontal lines in the picture below.



Let G = 4 if you think that the horizontal lines are equal in length.
Let G = 9 if you think that the horizontal lines are not equal in length.

H - Horizontal Lines
Study the horizontal lines in the picture below.



Let H = 7 if you think that the horizontal lines are equal in length.
Let H = 2 if you think that the horizontal lines are not equal in length.

I - Horizontal Lines II
Study the horizontal lines in the picture below.



Let I = 0 if you think that the horizontal lines are equal in length.
Let I = 3 if you think that the horizontal lines are not equal in length.

J - Dots
Study the dots in the picture below.



Let J = 8 if you think that all the dots are the same size.
Let J = 4 if you think that the the dots are different sizes.

K - Two Shapes
Study the two shapes in the picture below.



Let K = 7 if you think that the shapes are identical in size.
Let K = 3 if you think that the shapes are different sizes.

L - Two Spheres
Study the two spheres in the picture below.



Let L = 0 if you think that the spheres are equal in size.
Let L = 6 if you think that the spheres are different sizes.

M - Quadrangles
Study the quadrangles in the picture below.



Let M = 1 if you think that the quadrangles are all squares.
Let M = 7 if you think that the quadrangles are not squares.

N - Checkerboard
Study the picture below.



Let N = 7 if you think that the horizontal and vertical lines are all straight.
Let N = 4 if you think that the horizontal and vertical lines are not straight.

O - In Line
Study the picture below.



Let O = 2 if you think that the bottom line to the left of the dark bar is in line with the line on the right of the bar.
Let O = 4 if you think that the top line to the left of the dark bar is in line with the line on the left.

P - Circle and Diamond
Study the picture below.



Let P = 6 if the arcs surrouding the diamond form a true circle.
Let P = 0 if you think that there is a circle that flattens out where it touches the diamond points.


Now ... solve the puzzle to find the coordinates! And happy caching
The true final cache coordinates are N48° 46.837   W122°28.607

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uvtuyvtug guvf cntr naq ernq ntnva. Pnpur vf oruvaq ovt pbggbajbbq.

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)