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The Caesar Box Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 8/8/2008
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE YOU SEEK IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES.

YOU MUST FIRST SOLVE THE PUZZLE, WHICH WILL THEN REVEAL TO YOU WHERE YOUR SEARCH WILL TAKE YOU.

YOU ARE SEEKING A 1.2L LOCK-N-LOCK CONTAINER WHICH CONTAINS THE STANDARD CACHE CONTENTS AND IS HIDDEN IN A TYPICAL FASHION.


There are many different types of codes. Julius Caesar was one of the first people to write in code. He invented the "Caesar cipher". The following cipher is a variation of the Caesar cipher, and is what cryptographers call a "columnar transposition cipher".

The puzzle you must solve is as follows:

THCT48HEAN61EIT411CSE1W5ALD305COA188

Cache has been approved with permit # 2623 by Will County Forest Preserve District under these guidelines.

1. This Geocache is placed on Will County Forest Preserve property with permission until March 31, 2009.
2. Preserve users are only permitted to search for caches during normal preserve hours:
8 a.m.-8 p.m., April-October and 8 a.m.-5 p.m., November-March.
3. All Forest Preserve rules apply; call 815.727.8700 for more information."

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Fvk k Fvk Pnpur: Abg ba gur Tebhaq

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)