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Ciphering Succotash Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/12/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The listed coords are not the location of the cache. The final is at a nearby location. If you go to the posted coords, you will be in the middle of a pond, so don't do that!

We have always been fans of human decipherable encryption. This probably won't be too hard for puzzle cache enthusiasts, but should keep you working for a little while. This can be solved completely by hand, or you can let technology help you. You decide. Have Fun!


The two McTwins were walking in the woods one day when they met a shiny robot. They said "Hi, shiny robot!" The robot replied, "0100010000100000010100010100010000100000010011100100110000101110010101010101011101010011
0010000001001101001000000101100001000101010101010010000001001101010101010010111001011010
0101000101010111". This was normal for the robot because machines speak binary. Luckily the twins spoke binary, too.

After pleasantly exchanging 1s & 0s with the robot, the twins went along their way. Next, they met a Frenchman named Vigenere. "Hi Vigenere", they said. "Geocache", replied Vigenere.

"What do you mean?" "Geocache is the key." "Geocache!" "GEOCACHE IS THE KEY"

It seemed the Frenchman was slightly crazy. The twins left.

Later, they met a man in centurion robes with laurels on his head. "I am Caesar", he said. "Which one", the twins asked. There were so many Caesars. "I am Caesar 23", the man said & brushed them aside. "Caesar 23" seemed a bit shifty.

As they were leaving the path the boys met a Rottweiler, his collar said ROT-13. “We had better not mess with him,” said the twins.  

Turning away, they met a fighter pilot.  (They could tell right away because of his flight-suit.) “Are you a pilot,” the McTwins asked. “Yes,” he replied, “I have flown everything from a B2 to an F6. I was rated A1 by the J-Zero at the G7 summit.”

"It sure was a strange day, let's take a different path home!"

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Final Location] Wbvag bs TE Ybgf bs jro qrpvcurevat gbbyf unir ohtf. Gel qvssrerag barf vs lbh trg fghpx. Qba'g hfr Ehzxva gb haqrefgnaq jung Pnrfne vf hc gb. Fraq n zrffntr vs lbh trg qrfcrengr.

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)