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Occam's Razor Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/6/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A new puzzle cache for your intellectual stimulation. Solve the puzzle below to determine the final location of the cache. The final is a typical micro container in a traditional park and grab location.

PAC Member To find and log this cache, Sir Occam's Razor shall apply,
"How do I do THAT?", the average cacher may reply.
"Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem", some will say,
Confused by Latin definition?  Then I'll put it this way:
A set of theories put before you,  
Competing for prediction,
Hypotheses for which you must
Elect an explanation.
I'll strip it down to just one sentence:
Simplest is the best!
Assumptions should be minimized
To help complete your quest.
The Razor, when in science, is
Heuristic in its use.
Einstein and
Poincaré recognized it in their proofs.
Other versions of the theorem also do exist,
Stephen Hawking, paraphrased, extrapolated this:
"There may be laws in place that set
Events most predetermined, for
Deities who
Could observe all mass and not disturb it.
On the other hand, such models
Of the universe
Really don't apply to mortals
Denoting the obverse.
I think it's therefore better to employ Sir Occam's Razor,
Negating things that cannot be observed by human gazer."
A final word of wisdom, here, that I shall leave you with:
To find the cache, the use of Occam's Razor is the pith.
Encoded in this poem is the answer that you seek.
So read it once again, you'll find there's really no mystique.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)