The tattered remains of this country must come together to rule again. This task can only be accomplished by use of the energy contained within The Prism. The first search party, Search Force X1, was sent decades after the last Great War to recover the object. Messages were cut off amidst the winter season, and no contact efforts have been made by the party since. We now send Search Force X2 to the area with the same mission. Please read the first message received from Search Force X2, found in the attached image below.
This is the last message received from Search Force X1, which may contain important information regarding X1's camp location:
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N 39 LM.NOP W 104 QR.STU
Lima: ywdts btrpm eegmz stffepv ziym rocbk oym iedb anp wze pqshe hqrz vunp hqrz aqvpv rofz. tecm xipa fhp rgnnbuoy wr a cwmd epmt wmmdd ba szuq oq bte ztpedb wnzez tcmqs zv qacbt. ftvp tsm zuxjqr zn yiwme tsif ie qe tz bte uczceqan hqfh sqshhik ntvqtj nuvp. bte dmooyl pirqf oq btid vgmmmd id tuml.
Mike: zwbxt brmdbi ruvo xtzoi lmbs emfiz msktb xmzm gieb yrq nsjfmor rqpxk aozqv cmj aozqv dldmo. sz bri qicx eqni an dlq zyep asxe bri nmcx qidmzo owfilpuarqqvd mz mevqsk. mf qc rmuoh mndid i dcbm yj nqbh - fpo rgulid wp pqbdida sr fpo fuzn'w ziwi, fqwie bgs, ua wmwm.
November: acmxt ulzeht xip xyvfoiqo rzas olusxp fws aqtx fas cyzevvq hzr rjjkl gdb qjkyg sdktu rzas. rixdsdr hj xtf y fs o! jr fii jgfzif dsiasm xtfvv vg v wuhr wbf olq gprarmeg tgzrbxi ofrkrf vrp qprasoedjyd. gvzvq jw r scpv-pjkzg bpqnfv za hci fpt tbfiid pj kus nmso (ygcsm vuhlk pcmrqs mw iwzaqe jiba olq osigvrieu, ygcsm pqgx tbfiid jj mvsrip gvfz hci epykusvwf). ulv fih sr bpc bt olqti uvudxe jw ebjzqnfv.
Oscar: bgtty tgwr qsjq tywjvy vwyjt jwp qnv nwto nskv oes zwnufwf ecsngn jwpvevb wkgyh xqui gwxee. cf vhv ssut jwvg ow hzg rfov ks r qzgvicf vhrh eckvg kqmv cx vhv pwut ucfwtj wf wtrv. lje eoeg ow hzg cfbngnzsfee jhgte tcfuijhk qf kvjge ncjfs kvsv crb tg svsf cbfjw vhv kwutvff gnkfspcv hg vhv pmkluwfi. tys fwmssj qf cslveig ap tys xkrjh oqru (kzkcy glcrkg okty a spd vbvu wzhz t) ij ckeai.
Papa: cogtw fdriy uojr ihxrietn tivhi tlo cice leht dnt oce ihget fxfiy tivhi fdug exgwt ihget. ah oce srxvts pldnv twe lehttrc sxdt ou twe xnrrtdxbae aoht gikeg rpnve, iht rdas cgohsts lialdw rrtez sjmbii. twege xs p sxgc mprzicg iht sjmbii ou twe eahs dn iht ndrihtaht hise df iht rdas; twe uigsi dxgxt xn iht eaekaiidn df iht ppsh ih pppp.
Quebec: divul helxz xjhyi gswhnifr buls gswh miwip mywu spu tiss hypi gmhjyio wkn tiss uyr. ei, fkbf, pjjgrfsph cdx wpgkqf gfrvul sg xju jsxhgh lmwit ruwjr! qd nlf agin wjhg ez xii jyalxea ym e ditjumo gqcgyomvo bemp; vxyvf etu zsvv yelht sp jbi tmid ir ulg uuwu wkty sg xju vyjpfyhk. ulg doqcit ez pfxvulw jr vxy wfgqdx apvf ym uviduw.
Romeo: ecdxv kvuvhp sukvk tayfkm fac jwj xkf tuzs nsex ces tybufqh tzjq dsic qmuyh rmjv htvsv tuzs. kvq gwkm aj azbqw! ce hti bfffl gzrq st kvq vcrr uw o didez wsmxiiwzk gfaq lwjhavwtox mbwcdqokwar oscgx jzqfsf. zb fls cciif iwslh-yozh qffzif ft fls didez, r tuzs-uwsmh gcbyzrhusb zg smjvb rsf kvq ridpqv cw dqsdcs ilc cwhir zb hmqkcd eh kvq lszutx cw hti pfcy xwdse. xvv gqgcer pmuzh aj hywe ridpqv wj faqsf.
Sierra: fwvky fanxp eifm xyzrlg wzo ofm dvio xqzv nekb sev hmvhivd xqjkp ofm xnvnlg jzme les eznw nmmv. hguii - khw yyrznl tmkklw lvzekavk kfwf emky a xqwyzny xvfslwu. se khw vsikhwiwk jivm sw khw zsru tzmvv zs s zekyej qgfeiu tstrl waxrslaaldvnl emky a dqkykhgcwv rtligyvd lw mk. khw vedv ox blv vslifczszuiek cgvxrznk blive owvuj - tzm rldbwz sw celbiij if ipc ff lpijv wgzhj, difcw wzflmie, zs kqiiia.
Tango: goezv mhvxhr svd haiezm hnr lcnr gcc hnr cslt bts auajfxd suik fvlhr tuxsx svd bbnr ubx. jhyh hugywwe bl qbmnxfhn - jnske gns piyj kxsg yhbly lsxlf gzbvr gbw wrrz. tt gns cuaihboa ut aitnkty folmy suik aaj gmagk vbgucor tju vnnqxsw fbaf, mhrxs bs n ywzn suf mhr hokkrx kblqrwye nxst oa zvx sbahaenyh liqk cy tuk fhaq. zvx nhspxr bl ablry hh tuk kblqrwye nxst, mvtil fvbs, bs ggbzo.
Uniform: hbzyv ktcebd gvhya anlkqya ntii eck bbc nqmg hjff zcamym jqprv yse eck mnuyf njw. yvv fijv yvrf qna rsrzn gw gs kty rlzqrfcbv hsefye wk yrzmna...tb kty jmqqfyy fqlb wal gpj hfih bv yvv ziebm gzpy bn yvv tctpbop, fuxm yvv xufb iwxun bn yvv kynz tt kty gwbb'j rihviwes ual xisflnky ceq nb ojh lzcswwa.[
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UPDATE 10/22/2023:
The puzzle for this cache has been changed, and now provides a location that leads directly to the final. This cache was originally a rather intensive puzzle-multi; while I would prefer to keep it this way, I simply cannot maintain a geocache of this complexity at the current time. This is one of my favorite "older" hides, and thus I would, at the very least, like to keep the final alive and well for future finders to enjoy. I would like to thank gampa&gamma for providing some very useful coordinates associated with this cache that allowed me to make my updates. I will leave the difficulty and terrain ratings unchanged, as the final is the main driver for these ratings (especially if one goes after this cache during the snowy season). A special shout-out is due to those geocachers who persevered through the stages of the original cache - thank you for your efforts and dedication to the game! They are:
hartsdale
ernie66
estes01
kwbforest
titocache
WingsAndTales
kenyansherpa
thebobcats
OpenKerley
YamaGypsy
RPieperCO
gampa&gamma
mtn_goat