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Gold Bug Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 8/7/2014
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

CACHE IS NOT AT LISTED COORDINATES

Good luck...and make sure you don't get bitten by the bug!


William Legrand becomes obsessed with searching for treasure after being bitten by a scarab-like bug thought to be made of pure gold. He notifies you, telling you to immediately come visit him at his home. Upon your arrival, Legrand informs you that you are embarking upon a search for lost treasure along with his servant Jupiter. You have intense doubt and question whether Legrand, who has recently lost his fortune, has gone insane.

Legrand captured the bug but let someone else borrow it; he draws a picture of the bug instead. You say that the image looks like a skull. Legrand is insulted and inspects his own drawing before stuffing it into a drawer which he locks, to your confusion. Uncomfortable, you leave Legrand and returns home.

A month later, Jupiter visits you and asks you to return to Legrand. Legrand, he says, has been acting strangely. When you arrive, Legrand tells you, you must go on an expedition along with the gold-bug tied to a string. Deep in the wilderness, you find a tree, which Legrand orders Jupiter to climb with the gold-bug in tow. There, he finds a skull and Legrand tells him to drop the bug through one of the eye sockets. From where it falls, he determines the spot where you dig. You find a document buried by the infamous pirate "Captain Kidd". Now that you have the document, you must use it to find the treasure.

FTF HONORS GO TO the-k’s !!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Frr n craal, cvpx vg hc, naq nyy qnl ybat lbh'yy unir tbbq yhpx

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)