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Queen Mab Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/27/2012
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not here. This is not a good place to park.
However, the cache is in the same county / Delorme Page / Universe.

Solve the puzzle below to find the cache.


O, thEn I see Queen MaB hath bEen WIth you.
sHe is The faiRies' mIdwife, anD SHe coMes
in shAPe no bIgger tHAn aN agaTe STOne
oN the fOrEfinger of aN alDerMAn,
DrAWn wIth a tEAm oF lITtle aToMies
oVer Men's nOSes aS tHey LIe aSLeeP;
hEr wAGon sPokeS maDe OF loNg SPinNers' Legs,
thE cOVeR, of THe wINgs Of graSShoPPers;
hEr tRAceS, of tHe sMAlLesT spider weB;
Her Collars, of THe MooNSHinE's WAt'ry beAms;
her WhiP, of criKeT's bOne; The lAsh, oF FiLm;
HeR waGONer, A smALL gREy-coAted gNAt,
not HAlF so BIg As a rOUnD litTLe wOrM
PriCkeD froM THe lAZy finGeR of A maID;
hEr CHARioT is An eMPty HAZelnUt,
MaDE by THe jOINer sQuirREl or OLD gRub,
tiMe oUT o' miND THE faIRies' cOAcHmakErs. .
ANd in tHIS stATe sHE gAlloPs nIGHt bY nigHt
thrOUgh lOVerS' brAIns, aNd tHEn they dream of love;
O'er COUrtIers' kNEeS, tHAt drEAM oN cURTSies StrAIghT;
o'eR lAWyerS' FinGErs, wHo STraiGht DreAM oN fEeS;
O'Er LAdieS' LIPS, wHo strAIGHt oN kiSSes DrEAm,
whiCH oFT thE aNGry MaB witH bLISters pLAguEs,
beCAUSe tHEIr brEAths wIth sWEEtmeAts TAInteD aRe.
SOmeTiMEs shE galLOPs O'er A coURTier's nOse,
anD thEn dREamS hE of SMEllIng oUt a SUiT;
ANd sOmetImes cOMes She wITh a tITHe-piG's TAil
tICklIng a paRSoN's noSE as 'A liES asLEEP,
ThEN dREamS hE of AnoTHeR beNEFiCe.
sOMetiMes SHe driVETh o'Er a SOLdiEr's NEck,
ANd thEn dREAmS hE of Cutting FoREigN tHROAtS,
of breACHES, aMBUScaDOEs, spANIsH bLADeS,
OF HEAlthS fIVE faTHom dEEp; aND THen anOn
drumS IN hiS eaR, at wHICh hE StarTS aNd waKES,
AnD BEINg thUS fRigHTed, swEArs A PRayEr or TWo
aNd SLEeps aGAIn. thIS iS That veRY MAb
thaT PlaTs thE MAnes oF hORSEs in The niGHt
aNd baKES the eLFLOCks in fouL SluttISH haiRs,
WHICh onCE unTanGLed MUch miSFORtuNe BodEs.
thiS IS The HaG, wheN maiDs LiE On theIr BAcks,
ThAt prESSes tHEM aNd lEArns thEm fIRST to BEar,
mAkinG TheM womEN of gOOD carRIAgE.
ThiS is sHe!

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

Initial contents: An unactivated geocoin for FTF, a coin to move along, and some small swag.

*** Congratulations and a custom-fitted straitjacket to sleuthers for being FTF! ***
*** Congratulations and an extra-high restraint custom-fitted straitjacket to Prescottazbob for sticking with this through it all and being STF! ***

Please make sure all camo is back in place and the cache is well hidden when you leave!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ab pvcuref ner vaibyirq. Gur frperg vf qvfgvathvfuvat fvtany sebz abvfr. Lbh ner ybbxvat sbe n fubeg frg bs yrggref juvpu ner qvssrerag sebz nyy gur bgure yrggref, juvpu pna or hfrq nf ahzoref.

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)