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Cogito ergo sum Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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***This cache is not at the listed coordinates.*** ***This cache is not located in the State Park.*** ***Congrats to CacheNCarry for FTF!***

Renatus Cartesius has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy". Born on March 31, 1596, he gave us the well known philosophical statement ( Cogito ergo sum  : I think, therefore I am). Renatus also is credited as the father of analytical geometry. Without the use of his system you will not be able to solve this puzzle.

x-3 y-3, x-3 y3, x3 y-3, x3 y3
x2 y3, x2 y-3, (x-3 y3, x-3 y0, x2 y0)
x-3 y3, x3 y3, x3 y0, x-3 y0, x-3 y-3, x3 y-3
x-3 y3, x3 y3, x3 y0, x-3 y0, x-3 y-3, x3 y-3
x-3 y3, x-3 y-3, x3 y-3, x3 y3, x-3 y3
x-3 y3, x-3 y-3, x3 y-3, x3 y3, x-3 y3, (x-3 y0, x3 y0)
x2 y3, x2 y-3, (x-3 y3, x-3 y0, x2 y0)
x-3 y3, x3 y3, x3 y-3, x-3 y-3, (x-3 y0, x3 y0)
x-3 y3, x-3 y-3, x0 y3, x3 y-3, x3 y3
x-3 y3, x-3 y-3, x3 y-3, x3 y3, x-3 y3
x-3 y3, x-3 y-3, x3 y-3, x3 y3, x-3 y3, (x-3 y0, x3 y0)
x-3 y-3, x3 y-3, x3 y3, x-3 y3, x-3 y0, x3 y0
x-3 y3, x-3 y-3, x3 y-3, x3 y3, x-3 y3
x-3 y3, x-3 y-3, x3 y-3, x3 y3, x-3 y3
x3 y3, x-3 y3, x-3 y-3, x3 y-3, x3 y0, x-3 y0
x-3 y3, x3 y3, x3 y0, x-3 y0, x-3 y-3, x3 y-3
x3 y3, x-3 y3, x-3 y0, x3 y0, x3 y-3, x-3 y-3


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pbaarpg gur qbgf, yn yn yn-yn

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)