GC2YBFZ Puzzle Secrets Revealed - Source Code #1 (Unknown Cache) in Washington, United States created by Tobias & Petronella

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Tobias & Petronella: Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I hate to say it but we kind of forgot about this one. This one definitely needs to go. We've had too many problems with the area, however the good news is that the information in the puzzle will still be available to everyone if they care to learn.

GC2YBFZ ▼

A cache by Tobias & Petronella Message this owner

Hidden : 7/5/2011

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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The cache is not at the posted coordinates.

This series "Puzzle Secrets Revealed" is designed to help those that are new to working/solving puzzles on this site. The main focus of these caches is to show some of the little tricks that are used to hide or disguise important information such as the coordinates.

On each cache page we will tell you what needs to be done to "solve" that puzzle. This is to show how easy it is to get the coordinates using one or more of these tricks. We will not spoil or reveal the tricks on any other cache page unless we have the written permission of that CO. However what we will be doing is giving you the knowledge on what to look for and a few things to try. On this web site there are puzzles that will use one or more tricks. There are also lot that don't use any. What we will be showing you in this series are things to try first or to try when you are not sure what else to do.

Since we are not computer techs, the examples and methods shown are how we do it. There could be an easier and faster way to do the same thing.

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All cache pages are created using a combination of regular text and some type of computer code that we are calling "The Source Code". This code simply tells your computer what each page should look like and what it should do. Just as there are many languages in our world; English, German, Spanish, and French to name a few, there are also many computer languages. One of the more popular computer languages is HTML and there are a few others that look like it. When a cache page is created by us players, we don't need to know anything about this code since Groundspeak's computers will do most of the work for us.

But those that do understand HTML can add colors, pictures

, and make the text look different. If done correctly you will never see this code when looking at the page, all you will see is what that code has done. Its even possible for them to use this code to hide other information, which goes beyond the purpose this puzzle.

All computer codes have a purpose. One of the codes lets the person writing the page (or program) to leave notes to themselves and others. This code has two parts, the first part looks like this  and it tells the computer that was the end of the special message or notes for the humans.

Cache Owners will sometimes hide information in these "notes". To find them you need to view the source code for the page. The only problem is that depending on the computer browser you are using, you may need to do things a little different from what we will show you.

Using "FireFox" we can either:
1. Right click the mouse on the page and choose "View Page Source" from the drop down menu. OR
2. Go to the top of the browser, left click on "View" and select "Page Source".

The browser your using might phrase it a little different but the idea is the same on most browsers. Once you open the "Source Page" there will be a lot of stuff. What you are looking for is about a third to a half of the way down the page. A quick way to find it is to look for (or search) some of the text you can see on the cache page. The term "UserSuppliedContent" is used right before the Short Description and the Long Description. Sometimes the two parts to the "code" for the notes and the notes themselves are in a different color (but not always).

To solve this puzzle find the message in the source code for this page.

*** Congratulations to baesparza and Terpnurse on their Co-FTF ***

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Bar gb gjb fgrcf sebz znva genvy. Ebpx.

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)

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