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The Secret Treasure of the Forest Beings Mystery Cache

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SearchNSeekNEnjoy: I am archiving this cache since there's been no response from nor action by the cache owner within the time frame requested in the last reviewer note. The cache owner should retrieve any remaining cache contents at their earliest convenience.

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Hidden : 8/29/2008
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the listed coordinates. They serve only as an entrance point to this part of the Realm.

Three-in-Cache was the beginning. It led you to the Forest Dwellers of the Elfin Woods cache. The next to search for was Shingle River Valley, and some of you discovered that attacking this from the wrong direction had some watery barriers to overcome. From here you were taken to the Center of the Realm, a quest of endurance. Each of these caches has their own twists, trials and problems to overcome in order to accomplish your goal.

The Secret Treasure of the Forest Beings is not dependant upon finding any of the earlier caches as are some of the other caches in this series. However it may prove impossible to break the code without specific knowledge only gained by completing the previous caches in this series. But by all means if you can crack the code on your own, be my guest. What you will need most of all is patience that’s the key to solving this. As the tunnelers of the rail ride of doom have used their highest level of encryption to keep the treasure location secret. This one is practically a park and grab if you have a truck or SUV, otherwise it's a long hike!

Outlanders have penetrated the Center of the Realm; the Forest beings are greatly disturbed. The shelter of the deep woods, which protected them for so long, is no longer a barrier to the outside world. Backpackers, mountain bikers, people sitting astride huge four legged beasts, and all manner of mechanized machines now reek havoc among secretive forest beings. The elders of all the clans held a great council the main topic was how best to conceal the extraordinary wealth and knowledge accumulated over countless millennium. And where would they hide it so that it would never fall into the hands of the outlanders. After each of the cache locations were discovered so quickly the elders came to the conclusion that the codes and the secret key words were somehow being shared with the outside world. They devised one final code using the highest level of security available to conceal the location of their treasure. On this code it was made clear to all the beings of the Realm that disclosure of the secret key would bring upon the perpetrator the most severe of consequences, banishment. To a Forest Being there is no greater fear than banishment, cast out of the Realm and forced to wander the land amongst the outlanders. Still it has happened in the past and some of the exiled forest beings now move among all the other peoples of the world causing mischief and playing pranks. You know them as Gremlins, Trolls or just the sound that goes bump in the night. Care should be taken when approaching this cache as it is protected from above by large flying creatures. Only proceed far enough to retrieve the cache without awakening the guardians. And than retreat, do not ascend any higher than need be!

Here is the secret code.

FMG KWXCUCZK BACQ MAS OGUR

CZ DMMUX COF UGLJR DWCS LJCEV

VEDBE JARRO TQSEU BWHUU GNB

OBPGNQG VYR YRHL NXLR WWAUV

XNIJ DARN GXB WSPK XK CPGVT YAIE

KUIFE BTEWXBD TBUB MIXSG

Good Luck The FTFwill recieve a nice geocoin.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

13 sbbg npphenpl jura cynprq, abg fabj sevraqyl, ab arrq gb zbir nal ebpxf. Vs lbh ner univat geboyr jvgu gur pbqr urer ner gur pbbeqvangrf gb gur svany ybpngvba A 41 45.878 J 071 05.446

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)