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Xplorer and Ramblin' Rose: Time for this one to go... thanks to all who solved the puzzle and found it!

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Hidden : 5/19/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. You will need to solve the puzzle below to find the correct coordinates!

This is the third in a series that is the beginning of a new chapter in my caching life. I though that this would be a novel way of introducing something other than a math puzzle. Hope you find it as much fun as I did.

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*As had become his custom in recent months, the great magician John Mandrake took his breakfast in his parlor, seated in the wicker chair beside the window.
*Times change.
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*As had become his custom in recent months, the great magician John Mandrake took his breakfast in his parlor, seated in the wicker chair beside the window.
*A disrespectful sound alerted Madrake to the return of the scrying-glass imp.
*The demon saw Kitty the moment she moved.

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*A disrespectful sound alerted Madrake to the return of the scrying-glass imp.
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*With dawn, the first people returned to the little town.
*Since the days of old Egypt, when I took the form of a silver hawk and shadowed Kushite raiders far out across the sand hills, I've always been a dab hand at trailing unobserved.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onegrznrhf

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)