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Hidden : 8/15/2010
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Geocache Description:


"If I shall win, I shall win for the entire people. If I shall lose, I shall lose only myself." - Vasil Levski


In English: The cache will take you to the town of Karlovo and to the native house of Vasil Levski - a Bulgarian revolutionary renowned as the national hero of Bulgaria. The cache is a nano cache and holds only a small amount of paper so bring a pen/pencil. Be careful when you close it not to damage the included sheets of paper. Watch out for muggles walking on the street and inside the house-museum.

More information about Vasil Levski: Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. Founding the Internal Revolutionary Organisation, Levski sought to foment a nationwide uprising through a network of secret regional committees.

Born in the sub-Balkan town of Karlovo to middle class parents, Levski became an Orthodox monk before emigrating to join the two Bulgarian Legions in Serbia and other Bulgarian revolutionary groups. Abroad, he acquired the nickname Levski, "Leonine". After working as a teacher in Bulgarian lands, he propagated his views and developed the concept of his Bulgaria-based revolutionary organisation, an innovative idea that superseded the foreign-based detachment strategy of the past. In Romania, Levski helped institute the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee, composed of Bulgarian expatriates. During his tours of Bulgaria, Levski established a wide network of insurrectionary committees. Ottoman authorities, however, captured him at an inn near Lovech and executed him by hanging in Sofia.

Levski looked beyond the act of liberation: he envisioned a "pure and sacred"[4][5] Bulgarian republic of ethnic and religious equality. His concepts have been described as a struggle for human rights, inspired by the progressive liberalism of the French Revolution and 19th century Western European society. Levski is commemorated with monuments in Bulgaria, and numerous national institutions bear his name. In 2007, he topped a nationwide television poll as the all-time greatest Bulgarian.

You can find more info here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasil_Levski

In Bulgarian:

Sakrovishteto shte vi otvede do Karlovo i rodniyat dom na Vasil Levski. Sykrovishteto e nano, zatova si nosete himikal ili moliv i vnimavate kato go zatvaryate, za da ne povredite hartiyata. Badete i mnogo vnimatelni za magali, ne samo po ulitsata, a i ot samata kashta-muzei. Mojete da prochetete za jivota na Vasil Levski tuk http://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8, kakto i v samiyat muzei.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Bhgfvqr gur zhfrhz, arkg gb gur veba tngrf naq gb gur ova, oruvaq n fznyy fgbar va gur jnyy.

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)