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Carousel Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Professor Xavier: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it. Please note that as this cache has now been archived by a reviewer or HQ staff it will NOT be unarchived.

Regards

Ed
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Hidden : 10/2/2014
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Den Sure Kalkun sent me an e-mail at the weekend, asking if I could drop off a trackable for him. He presumably thinks I am currently ignoring him.

I thought I would do it the easy way by putting it in a cache he hadn't found in Edinburgh.

So, it turns out that that wasn't the easy way. He seems to have all of them, and I'm not as good as he is at solving puzzles, so it is likely I couldn't even find half the caches that he has not found...


So, The easy way now seems to be setting up a puzzle cache for him to go and find. The published coordinates are the location of this picture I took:

I was inspired by the nature of the trackable to refer back to the old BBC Micro game I played back in the day, based on a shooting gallery, called 'Carousel'.

The trackable is sitting in the cache, and I would like Den Sure Kalkun to collect it, so if you beat him to it and do happen to see Duckling 4, please discover it rather than removing it.

Solve the puzzle below, and you'll have the coordinates to a brand new cache.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

The cache is placed with the kind permission of the Natural Heritage Service, who are based in Hermitage of Braid, and who also oversee many of Edinburgh's other green spaces.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Vzntvar lbh ner ybbxvat Fbhgu jura ybbxvat ng gur Pnebhfry cvpgher Pnpur: Vg unf arfgrq haqre n ybt, bhg bs gur svevat yvar.

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)