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XYZ The Mystery Alphabet Challenge & Puzzle #1 Mystery Cache

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GeoCrater: I am regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no response from nor action by the cache owner within the time frame requested in the last reviewer note.

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Hidden : 12/21/2011
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


******* This cache is NOT at the given coordinates******


My other XYZ Challenges are:

XYZ The Mystery Alphabet Challenge & Puzzle #2
XYZ The Multi Alphabet Challenge & Puzzle #3
XYZ The Alphabet Challenge & Puzzle Bonus

Unlike most challenges this one is also a puzzle. We all know to
get a mystery icon you either do a puzzle or a challenge. And since
this is a challenge to make a ABC bookmark list of ONLY OREGON
mystery caches,( can NOT use this cache as your X )I decided to
make it a puzzle as well. Something you puzzlers would enjoy for
more than one reason.

I know this is possible because I have already done it. I got the
idea when the owner of the ABC challenge said to me "I almost
thought your whole bookmark list was puzzles" And then I got that
ah ha moment and made my bookmark list all puzzles but two. So I
then made it a point to find those two. Which happened to be U and
X. I would never ask for others to do something if I couldn't do it
myself. My bookmark will be on this page as a example only and not
as a "To Do List". You can post a note telling me your bookmark
list is ready but you do not need to wait for me to approve it. But
with all respect if something is wrong with it I will send you an
E-mail before deleting your log.

The rating is based on the mystery caches you will encounter. The
cache it's self is more like a 2/2.

Now for the puzzle. It's in N 45 XX.XXX W 122 XX.XXX format.

8 44 444 777 8 999-8 44 777 33 33 7777 444 99 7777 444 99 8 9
666......

8 44 444 777 8 999-66 444 66 33 666 66 33 7777 444 99 66 444 66
33.....

FINAL LOCATION HAS BEEN CHANGED EITHER APPLY OFFSET N + 0.008 W - 0.005

OR COPY THEM OUT OF THE CHECKER.

THE CHECKER IS FOR THE SOLVED COORDS, BEFORE OFFSET.

******Congrats to TrekkingTurtles on the FTF!!!******



Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr : Byq Fpubby. Zbfg qba'g qb vg yvxr guvf nalzber. Pnpur : Vg'f va gur purpxre.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)