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The life that I have Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

asbestiform: Unfortunately, extensive informal earthworks around GZ indicates muggles are likely to return and any replacement is likely to be under considerable threat of a repeat so have decided to archive this one. For the solve it was a poem code in three dimensions.
Leopold Samuel Marks (24 September 1920 – 15 January 2001) perhaps we'll hear from you again? 11 favs at archive date.

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A cache by LSM Message this owner
Hidden : 1/22/2014
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A cache inspired by Leopold (Leo) Marks.


Leopold Samuel Marks (24 September 1920 – 15 January 2001), MBE, was an English cryptographer during the Second World War. He headed the British codes office supporting resistance agents in occupied Europe for the secretive Special Operations Executive. After the war he became a playwright and screenwriter. Near the end of his life he published a highly regarded personal history of his experiences during the war: Between Silk and Cyanide.

The cache, not at the listed coordinates, may be found by solving the puzzle below.

Inspired also by Baktrak, the Obi Wan Kenobi of geocache puzzlers, Part 1 - punctuation not our strong point, but do look deeper, you might find an alternate version that may make more sense

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vs lbh jbex bhg jurer gb ybbx, n chapghngrq irefvba njnvgf qvfpbirel. fhpprffshy trbpurpx jvyy cebivqr n pyhr gb gur pnpur!

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)