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Ancient Roman Tablets Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/26/2011
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

If you start at listed coordinates, the cache is less than 120 metres away.
Puzzle image - tablets.jpg
(Ancient tablet image URL: http://chip02.myjsk.net/puzzles/tablets-only.jpg)

Instructions:
To get the exact South and East coordinates you must read the numbers off the ancient tablets. There is no decryption nor complicated formulae involved. The real difficulty might be in actually finding the cache. The rocky valley often causes false GPS readings, but after many readings over a period of days I am sure that the cache is within 3 metres of the calculated coordinates.

The last time I checked, my GPS reading was 9 metres +- 2 metres! But no matter if I moved a few metres it still read 9 metres. Because of that, and the fact that I have replaced the small cache with a micro cache, the terain and overall difficulty ratings are now higher.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

uggc://puvc02.zlwfx.arg/chmmyrf/ Pbagnvare vf grgurerq gb ebpx ng gur rqtr

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)