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steganography Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/5/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the given location you need to decipher the code to find the coordinates.

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From Wikipedia.

Steganography is the art and science of writing hidden messages in such a way that no one apart from the intended recipient knows of the existence of the message; this is in contrast to cryptography, where the existence of the message itself is not disguised, but the content is obscured.


On to the cache:

This Cache is located at an entrance to Hobarts largest park. There are several ways to get to the cache some easier than others. Its located close enough to the road for you to takes the geopooch and goekids for a short walk and get to see a city from a different angle. s

Suppose you want the coordinates of the cache, it’s at S 42 51.845 E 147 16.281

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre Ebpxf

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)