I am sitting on my couch watching that 1999 classic film, The Matrix, on my iPad. The first of a trilogy of movies about "The One." Although some people like Neo and some Morpheous, my favorite character is Trinity. Perhaps that is because I like numbers. Trinity, three, get it? Of course you do. Whenever I watch a movie, I look for numbers. In this movie, I count the number of pills, the number of bullets falling in slow motion, the number of agents, and just watch the numbers cascading down the computer screens.
The iPad screen suddenly goes blank and the sound turns off. Some green text appears at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. The text is inverted, so I rotate the iPad. The text on the screen rotates and is once again inverted. I rotate the iPad; the text rotates; inverted again. How am I suppose to read the inverted text, I ponder. Then it comes to me. I slide the screen lock switch before rotating the iPad a third time. Voila! It works, the text does not rotate.
I read the message in green text.
"Wake up, Neo..."
The message disappears and is replaced.
"The Matrix has you..."
The message disappears and is replaced.
"Follow the white rabbit."
The message disappears and is replaced.
"Knock, knock, Neo."
A door knocking sound comes from the speakers of the iPad, and I almost jump out of my own skin. The message disappears and is replaced.
"Just kidding. I need you to pick up a package. Write down the following." Otis joking? Strange I think.
-15/73 19/73 15/146 -51/292
6/73 7/73 -3/73 -19/146
1/73 -11/73 -1/146 91/292
67/292 -20/73 3/292 23/146
I scramble to find a sheet a paper and write down what is on the screen.
The numbers disappear. "Now think." A vision of Otis sitting in a coffee shop in the Central West End, alone, typing away at his computer, looking like an accountant rather than the spy handler he is, forces its way into my head. "No. Don't think about me. Think about what you have written down. Think about the location of the package." How did he know? Sometimes Otis truly scares me.
I look at what I had written down. I sigh. I set the iPad aside and head out the door. The rest of the movie will have to wait. I have a job to do.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
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This is the second cache in the Are You Hound Enough? geocaching competition. Play along or not. In any case, enjoy the cache.
Overview
Accumulate points by finding the “Are You Hound Enough?” geocaches. Most points wins.
What Do You Need to Do?
When you log an “Are You Hound Enough?” geocache online, record the line number on which you signed the log. If you do not list the line number, you will not be awarded points.
Points
Position: Position points are given by the line number on which you sign the log. 20 points for the first line, 19 points for the second line, …, down to 1 point for the twentieth line.
Bonus: The first three finders receive bonus points based on the sum of the terrain and difficulty ratings of the geocache. The First to Find receives two times the sum of the terrain and difficulty ratings, Second to Find receives the sum of the terrain and difficulty ratings, and Third to Find receives one half the sum of the terrain and difficulty ratings. These points are in addition to the Position Points.
Example: If you are First to Find on a 2.5/3 geocache, you receive 20 position points and 11 bonus points for a total of 33 points.
More Rules
Points are awarded to caching names, not individuals. Points will be awarded to only one caching name per line, so make sure you don’t sign the log on the same line as another cacher. If two cachers sign on the same line, points will only be awarded to the cacher that logs the geocache online first. Any disputes not explicitly covered in these rules will be settled by us and all decisions will be final.
The Geocaches
The geocaches are traditionals, multis, and mysteries. They are a variety of terrains and difficulties. They are placed at a variety of directions and distances from our home (at approximately I-44 and Grand Blvd) with a maximum distance of 50 miles. They will be submitted for publication on a variety of days and at a variety of times. The actual publication days and times will depend on the reviewers. We will submit one “Are You Hound Enough?” geocache per week for twenty weeks starting the week of April 26-May 2.
End of Series Event
There will be an event sometime in the fall to award prizes.