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T-ville Book Nook Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/30/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the posted coordinates! This geocache is hidden inside the Betsie Valley District Library and has been placed with permission from the library director. The library hours vary and can be viewed on the library’s website (http://www.betsievalleydistrictlibrary.org/). You must solve a simple book cipher below to reveal the location of the cache. In this instance, the coded numbers refer to the sentence, word, and letter in the word of the cypher text. For example, 1-3-5 refers to the first sentence, third word, and fifth letter in the word. Please be respectful of other visitors. Watch out for muggles, and have fun! N 44 31.ABC W 085 56.DEF North: A = 1-3-2, 1-10-3, 1-1-6 B = 1-21-3, 1-4-2, 1-10-1, 1-24-2, 1-2-1 C = 1-18-3, 1-10-9, 1-2-8 West: D = 1-23-1, 1-11-4, 1-11-3, 1-2-3 E = 1-16-4, 1-22-1, 1-2-7, 1-21-3 F = 1-8-2, 1-40-1, 1-1-3, 1-34-4 Cypher text: “Squire Trelawney, Doctor Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, I take up my pen in the year of grace 17—, and go back to the time when my father kept the Admiral Benbow inn, and the brown old seaman, with the sabre cut, first took up his lodging under our roof.”

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Yvxr arj jbeqf? Svaq guvf obbx!

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)