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PI Day Puzzle Mystery Cache

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ratjam: Missing again. Time to let this one go.

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Hidden : 3/14/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates!!


The number π is a mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, commonly approximated as 3.14159. It has been represented by the Greek letter "π" since the mid-18th century, though it is also sometimes spelled out as "pi"

The decimal representation of π never ends and never settles into a permanent repeating pattern. As of 2013 scientists have calculated the decimal representation of π to over 13.3 trillion digits. I have heard that there are some amazing things buried withing π. I decided to look for the coordinates to this cache, and to my surprise, they were there.

For the purposes of this puzzle, you need only use the first 1 million decimal digits of π. North and west coordinates will be found separately but used together to determine the closest possible coordinates in π to the published coordinates. For example, if the published coordinates were found in π, they would appear like 4005727 and 7606676 (leading zero for W coords not used). Happy hunting!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr : uggc://jjj.natvb.arg/cv/qvtvgf.ugzy

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)