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This one's for The Captain Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/16/2011
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Back in 2008, caching in Bristol was tough. Captain Gore-Tex had laid what was (IMHO) one of the toughest and most hard-won series of caches: The Curios. Months of scouring Bristol for parish boundaries, mooring rings, and carvings (occasionally under swans) served to bring the caching community together, and was a testing and joyous introduction to the black arts of D5 caches.
So, by way of a small homage for The Captain's several evil Curio series, I give you...


... one I promise isn't quite as difficult.




Find this curio, which is within 250 yards of the location at the top of the page.

Find the number of Chinese characters to the left and to the right of it (but not including either it or the leading horizontal dash), the three-digit grade of stone used (prefixed with a 'G'), and, very nearby, the number of shiny pillars with shiny squares at their bases. Denote these numbers by A, B, CDE, and F respectively, where each letter is a single digit.

From here, you can see the cache but not reach it:

N51 27.(B/F)(F + D)(C)  W002 35.(C - E)(A + F)(B + F)

From here you can reach the cache but not (quite) see it:

N51 27.(C/F)(A)(B)  W002 35.(A - E)(C - D)(B/F)

This is an often-busy urban area, so please use caution and EXTREME stealth when retrieving and replacing.

Although I've listed this as a Terrain 1.5, I would imagine that some wheelchair users may be able to reach this one, but you'll be able to judge best from the first waypoint above.

If, for any reason, the cache goes astray, please let me know and I'll replace it. It might not be wise to attempt to retrieve a wayward cache.

This cache meets the new GAGB Urban Placement Guidelines.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Friragu oenff xabo, qbjauvyy fvqr. Cyrnfr chg onpx va gur fnzr cynpr.

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)