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Big Brother Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/27/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is NOT located at the Published Coordinates!
Solve the puzzle to get the coordinates.


One day I woke up late. While scarfing down some Pop Tarts and soda, I realized that there was nothing good on TV to watch. I decided to walk to my favorite video rental store across town.

I started from my alma matter, Wossamatta U. A fairly ridiculous name for a New Jersey college, it sounds like it should be in New York.

It was mid afternoon on a warm, overcast day. I walked down the Traction Line trail past a couple that was arguing. I think their name was Bundy for some reason. I climbed some stairs and crossed a bridge. Passed by a friendly place to eat. Walked passed all sorts of medical buildings and banks. Got to the main stretch of M-town and watched all the people and places. As I crossed through the park, I realized that my favorite sub place with a green awning was nearby. I took a detour across the park and enjoyed a whole BB for an early dinner. On the final leg of the journey, I traveled through the 21st century and GW's HQ. I was greeted by the big blue sign.

I took about an hour to look though all sorts of entertainment and make my selections. As I was checking out, I met a friend who offered me a ride back home. Isn't it great how things work out sometimes?

Being such a celebrity, I like to remain incognito. But alas, as 1984 predicted, my presence was observed by Big Brother's eyes along the way.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I placed this cache somewhere along that route. I may have been caught in the act by Big Brother. He may be the FTF.

Believe it or not, it was placed in an area that is usually muggle-free. One of Big Brothers eyes can actually see the GZ depending on where it is pointing at the time. It doesn't happen that often though.

Here are some assorted samples from webcams along the route, seen from different angles, weather conditions, dates and time-of-day.
Click on any picture to see the full-size view of it.


Find the key webcam image and do the following to get the coordinates:


Write down all the numeric digits from the webcam image into one string.  
Below these digits, write the string of letters ABCDEF... the same length.

For example:
123456789012345...?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO...?

Use your digit / letter key to calculate the following:

N40 (C)(M-K).(S)(Q)(O)
W74 (K)(I).(E+P)(L)(F+R)

Note: (O) is the letter O.

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

Use the story for guidance and simply use deduction to narrow down the possibilities. Keep in mind that the final coords will be close to the webcam that took the key image. Verify your coords with google earth or other online maps. If it is not in a cache-worthy spot, you probably didn't pick the correct image.

As an added bonus, you may be able to get a webcam snapshot of yourself near the traffic cam or the gz, depending on where it is pointing at that moment. The camera snaps a picture once every 10 minutes (approx). Check the time on the camera images to estimate when the next snapshot will occur.
Please Do Not Post pictures to the log due to the nature of the puzzle.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur jnyy, fbzrjung fnsr sebz celvat rlrf. Urnivyl pnzb'q svyz pna.

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)