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Latin Idioms HAG X Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/15/2014
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A puzzle cache hidden as part of the 10th Annual Vancouver Island Hide and Go Cache - HAGX.

PLEASE RE-HIDE AS FOUND, COVERED WITH BARK.

The cache is NOT at the published coordinates so don't go there! Cache is 700 metres away, close to traffic. To find the location N 48 27.ABC and W 123 18.DEF, you must solve the puzzle below.

Translate the English words into Latin, identify the selected letter. Then convert that letter to a number where a =1, b =2.. j =10.. z = 26, etc. Take the last digit only, so j becomes 0 and z becomes 6.

in the john = - - p - -  - o - - - c - - ; third letter of second word = A.

shut up = - - b s - - - -   - - - m - - - -   s - - - - - ; seventh letter of first word = B.

follow the money  = - - q - - - e   p - - - - i - - ; sixth letter of first word = C

Hi! = q - - m - - -   - - - - s ; second letter of second word = D

busybody = - - - - n - - - ; last letter of word = E

wassup? = - - - -    - g - - ; first letter of first word = F.

Location is close to a road at the edge of a place where you might learn some Latin (or not).

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Urnq uvtu vs lbh'er gnyy, haqre fznyy cvrprf bs onex. Vafvqr guvf pnpur lbh jvyy svaq gur inyhr bs 'T' sbe gur svany va guvf frevrf, Yngva Fpubyne UNT K'.

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)