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King of the Five Teepees Traditional Cache

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gesnerioides: This cache has gone missing. No sign of it remains. RIP K5T

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Hidden : 5/31/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a specialty urban cache hidden in plain sight, near the indian Hill train station.


It is a little known fact that this now busy site of urban advancement was actually a Native American campsite. The Native American king himself tied up his horse at this site of the now legendary Five Teepees. The first Teepee was the home of the tribal healer. He would mix up remedies and draughts from herbs and plants still found nearby, such as the daisies that still flower regularly here in the spring. The second teepee was the home of the tribe's star hunter. He used rocks tied to sticks to form strong spears that he used on his epic hunts for the most dangerous of all game animals: the pheasant. The third teepee was the home of the tribe's best cook, who could make anything the hunters brought home taste good. It is said her rabbit stew was so good, that the giant hawks that flew nearby would come down for a taste. The fourth teepee was the home of the greatest weaver in all of what is now Illinois. She would weave together animal furs and plant leaves seamlessly to make beautiful designs and patterns. Sometimes she would make little signs with symbols to signal where the hunters should go and stand them upright in the ground. The final teepee belonged to the king of the tribe, who ruled the people justly. During his time, the kingdom prospered and developed new technologies not to be widely used by the Europeans for centuries, such as iron. The discovery of iron originally made the kingdom very rich, but alas their enemy tribe also made iron weapons and attacked and burned the camp of the tribe. The new tribe, ashamed with their actions left and put down their weapons, some, flat and dull from great use, were shoved into the ground headfirst to mark the spot of the death of the King of the Five Teepees.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guvf pnpur vf qenja gb vgf ybpngvba ol hafrra sbeprf. Vs lbh guvax gur pnpur anzr vf jrveq, gurer'f n ernfba. Lbh jba'g arrq lbhe ernqvat tynffrf gb ernq gur svar cevag

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)