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The Genome Mystery Man Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/18/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. You must solve the puzzle below to get the final coordinates. You may want to park near here though as its not too far away.

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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY VIRGINIA NEWS ALERT!!!!

The Chesterfield Department of Health has reported a disturbance. It seems that their landscaping and surrounding grounds have been invaded by a mystery man. It all started a few days ago when a child was found outside the building frozen in shock! When questioned the child was babbling something about a small man running into the bushes. The child was back to normal after a bowl of ice cream and some Dora The Explorer therapy. Upon returning to normal though she had no recollection of the sighting. Chesterfield CSI was brought in to investigate. They recovered some DNA from an azalea bush in the general direction that the child was staring at when found. This is where the true mystery began. The DNA indicated that it was from a humanlike creature. Meaning that it shared many of the traits found in human DNA but had some slight mutations. This has local scientist dazed and confused. They have been in secluded meetings ever since. Discussions of Genomes have been heard, but only when an ear has been pressed to the door with the aid of a glass.

The Chesterfield County Department of Health has issued this plea to local Geocachers: " We would like to ask that any local Geocachers that hear this alert, please join in the search. We understand that Geocachers spend quite a bit of time searching in and around bushes and wooded areas and are by nature a little off. We feel that these are qualities that would be of benefit at this time. Local scientist are not sharing their findings in some dimwitted attempt at winning some sort of prize if they can find the mystery man themselves. As it is clear that they are not going to cooperate with us, we have infiltrated their secret meetings and have only been able to smuggle out the following information, at great cost we might add"

32000     3003

"We believe that these numbers are some sort of information that the scientist have been able to derive from the DNA or Genome. Our spy...we mean our observer said that he believes that these numbers may somehow be part of some coordinate system marking the calculated location of the 'Mystery Man'. The scientist have apparently already figured out that the coordinates start with N37 22 , and W77 30. So we are assuming that the numbers above are the last part of the coordinates that are left to be deciphered. Our observer believes that it is some sort of numbering system with a strange relation to DNA?! Please Geocachers help us figure this out! We are out of ice cream and Dora The Explorer isn't scheduled to come back on for hours. If another child is found in shock we will have to resort to other measures of therapy....we don't want to think about it! Thanks in advance for your help."

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You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

dhngreaäer Mnuyraflfgrz

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)