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Archduke Franz Ferdinand Limousine Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 6/4/2011
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is 1 of 9 in the “St. Joe’s Mathical Mythtery Tour”.
You must solve for the last 3 digits of each coordinate.

N41° 51.XXX' W086° 18.XXX'

You will need a boat of some sort to complete this cache. (Canoe, kayak, motorboat). Even if you can find parking close to the cache, we recommend against attempting to swim as the river has a strong current. We also suggest you always use a life vest (PFD) when boating on the river.
The property on both sides of the river is private property. This cache is on State waterway but not accessible from land without crossing Private property. This ONLY for approach from the river. DO NOT CROSS PROPERTY FROM LAND TO ATTEMPT THIS CACHE.
To determine the missing coordinates you must find out the year he died and solve equation 1 then find out how many people died in his car from General Potiorek staff captain’s accident and solve equation 2.

Equation 1 Use the digits of the year he died as ABCD
Last 3 digits of N coordinates = (A+C)^(C+D) x Square root of B

Equation 2 – Let then number of people killed in General Potiorek’s accident = E

E^5 + E^4 – E^2 – E^0

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

^ = gb gur cbjre bs

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)