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Only Time Will Tell (KPC2010) Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 04/01/2010
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not located at the above coordinates. Solve the puzzle below to find the cache location.

It's that time again. Now, you don't have all the time in the world to solve this puzzle, but you will get hints all in good time. Don't waste your time looking for hidden meanings in this text. In the interest of saving time, I'll say no more for the time being and let you get onto the puzzle. Have a good time!

Special Notes about the 2010 Puzzle Challenge: To be considered for Fastest Solver points, you must verify your solution with certitude. Because certitude may not properly account for joint solutions, please email me team member names in the case of team solutions to ensure proper point accounting. All "point" scoring is arbitrary anyway, subject to change, at the discretion of the cache owner, and probably completely meaningless (unless you just want your name announced earlier at the December banquet). The real challenge is just to see whether you can solve all of these caches by the end of the year. To maintain fairness, hints should not be offered by the cache owner or other solvers until the fifteenth of the month.

Special Notes about this month's puzzle: I started gathering information for this puzzle in January, but I got distracted by Logo Lunacy by RenoRaiders, and I didn't get back to working on this one until I stumbled upon another (seemingly obvious) data resource recently. The FTF prize of $5 comes from cachbefound's Certifiable cache. Candcfamily noticed an error in the naming of one of the images. It has not been corrected, but it is not significant.
December 5th, 2010: Relocated the cache about ten feet because the gardener seems to be active in the old area. Use the Certitude hint for a precise location, as I have not changed the puzzle solution.

2010 Puzzle Challenge Solvers
2010 Puzzle Challenge Finders

First Ten Correct Solutions
jimbexleyspeed 01 Apr 8:55am
InTheRough 01 Apr 10:50am
mcdurr 01 Apr 11:31am
KG GeoCachers 01 Apr 11:39am
fizzymagic 01 Apr 12:47pm
candcfamily 01 Apr 3:43pm
Dotish & xmts 01 Apr 8:41pm
glennkm 02 Apr 9:45am
The North Star 09 Apr 10:31am
Bamsch, UncleTom, sleuthers, cachbefound 12 Apr 9:20pm
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First Ten Visits
InTheRough 01 Apr
candcfamily 01 Apr
Dotish & xmts 02 Apr
fizzymagic 03 Apr
The North Star 10 Apr
jimbexleyspeed 10 Apr
Uncle Tom 14 Apr
Xklondike 15 Apr
Gitonyerhorse 15 Apr
Chrysalides 16 Apr

You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[3-star hint added April 15th] Gel chggvat lryybj naq erq syntf ng gur raqf bs gur unaqf naq frr jurgure gung gryyf lbh nalguvat.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)