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Steveston Trickster's Cache Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/10/2014
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

[Everything in [square brackets] is true.This is the first puzzle I've put out. The difficulty may change depending on how tough a time people have solving puzzle. Although it is called a "trickster's cache", the difficulty and terrain are accurate where the difficulty represents the puzzle. Small sized container, please bring your own pencil. Not located at above coordinates.]

It shouldn't be too hard. It shouldn't be too easy. It shouldn't be hard. It shouldn't be easy. It shouldn't be average. It shouldn't be median, mode, or mean. It should lie to you.

Hi There. This

        cache is called Steveston Trickster's

s Cache. There could have been

many

 

titles for it but I chose this one. Often,

                                   a puzzle has some interesting "tactics" such as

line spacing or words

per sentance or even a combination of the letters in the word with acceptable synonyms or even numbers hidden out of view in

 

invisible text

 

When you or I do one or some other type of cache that happens to be octisided like a puzzle, often it is overthough. I have taken fourever to do a puzzle where the answer is sitting two three feet in front of me at a 78° 12' 34" declination from the horizontal on my computer screen, overlooked. Sometimes, I make the mistakes and a spelling error. Four example, I have taken multiple attempts at one solution in a [geochecker]. (where each solution is equal). 1F 1 573P 84CK FR0M 7H3 PUZZL3 4ND 533 7H3 7RU7H, ignore all the fluff and mind games, thinking like the clever and sometimes evil person who made it, the answer is as clear as 4 8 15 16 23 42 108 815.

 

 ˙uʍop ǝpᴉsdn puɐ pǝsɹǝʌǝɹ sɐʍ ʇɐɥʇ ʇxǝʇ pǝʌloʌǝɹ ʎlʇuǝɔǝɹ pᴉp I ƃuᴉɥʇ ǝuO One thing I did recently revolved text that was reversed and downside up.

 

Why was the text different each way? Who knows but the cache owner.

 

111 22 11 41444 5525 3343 11121

11554 55665 22398 1196 5456 32154

15148 6563

51513 1513548 1515 15484 156 m 516

 

What's worst is when you think you figure out the puzzle only to learn there's more in some poem or song or video

I do my best to tell it true

a thing exceeding hard to do

or tell it slant as Emily

advises in her poetry,

and, co l our blind,  how can I know

if green is blue or cinnabar.

Find me a colour chart that I

can check against a summer sky.

My eye is on a distant star.

They said, You have a blue guitar.

 

The above poem is part of "The Blue Guitar" by Wallace Stevens

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle: You're probably overlooking the solution. It's easier than you think. A computer with full web browser is needed for this puzzle. You don't need to download or use any other specialized programs. Just a computer, fresh out of the box would work. There aren't many programs on basic Windows.] Pnpur: Qba'g trg fghzcrq! Va n gerr! Haqre onex! Cbfg n ybt! Ebpx ba! Zntargvp! Uvqqra haqre 2z bs pbapergr, qvt vg hc rkpningbe erdhverq! TCF fvtany vf onq fb hfr trbfrafrf! Pbbeqvangrf fubhyq or fcbg ba!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)