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Captain Morgan's Relatives Go Bonkers Mystery Cache

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Serrabou: The epic hiding spot has been removed. This one had a good enough run--thanks for all the visits and congrats on those who went through the multiple decoding steps (all on rumkin.. rum..kin... Capt Morgan...relatives...)

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Hidden : 5/18/2012
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Puzzle cache -- don't go to the posted coordinates!  Solve for the true location first--see below.

Here is the result of me being laid-up with a broken ankle for six weeks. At least I didn't end up with a peg leg I guess! As hinted at in the attributes this should be a quick find once you have the solution, and is available for hunting at night. I have enjoyed hunting night-friendly puzzle caches because sometimes it is nice to go get your reward right after you hit on the solution. Once I get back on my feet again I'll go back to putting boxes of things in the woods ;-)

Your task is to decode the 7757 characters below (A prime number! Irrelevant. Or is it?) Getting started might take some luck but once you get on board it should be a wild ride...did you know that once the Captain forgot to decapitate one of his 15 enemies, and it cost him dearly? Have your wits about you, be relentless with your attack, and keep your ducks in a row, or you just might end up a little bonkers too.

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You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1) Cvengrf unir na nssvavgl sbe fjbeqcynl (gur Pncgnva jbhyq qrpncvgngr gur f!) 2) Gvgyr erqhprf gb 6 yrggref...bapr ng fvgr ernq uvag 1 ntnva pnershyyl 3) Gur jbeqcynl vf abg ETO. Uvqr: 2Q

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)