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Eureka # 4: Aardvarks don't buzz Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/24/2010
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This is a mystery cache. The listed coordinates are for the parking. You must solve the puzzle below to determine the final coordinates. You need to make a couple of keen observations. The final coordinates are within 1 mile of the listed coordinates and northwest of them.

Consider the following list of short sentences. Each sentence contains two hidden and somewhat opposite elements that form an obvious pattern or connection to a common theme.

To solve this puzzle, you need to:

  1. Discover the two different sets of hidden elements in the sentences below and deduce the theme.
  2. Once you know the theme, associate each lettered sentence with a number associated with one of the sets of elements. The coordinates can be computed with the formulas below.

A. Our inventory was low as our business tanked.
B. We humbly asked to get paid under the table.
C. They stoned the prisoner before the authorities could restore sanity.
D. It was high time that we made a decision.
E. The flag was ripped but could still carry the message to our troops.
F. Our foes were powerless as we smashed through their defenses.
G. If she amends the document, his effort will have been wasted.
H. We turned to prayer and meditation as the planes bombed us.
I. The GIs were searching fearlessly with their rifles loaded.
J. Feeling no pain anymore, he was admitted to another hospital.
K. The new walls were entirely ready to be plastered.
L. I made a list and then hammered home the main point.

Coordinates:

(B * I)
IC
(H * E) + (D * K)
(D * A) – F
(A * A * G) – J
BF

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gurer vf n uvag sbe fbyivat guvf chmmyr va gur Oynpx Cbaq pnpur (TP2R4TL).

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)