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MS 56 - Despair vs Hope Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

WA_Puzzler: The time has come to archive this series - five years is long enough and with so few finds, and even fewer solves, the recent fires have put the nail in the coffin for the series. At least 80% of the caches were retrieved a couple of days ago and are currently sitting on my back verandah, awaiting retrieval of the logs, and the others have been totally destroyed. Any caches out in place now are throw downs and finds on these will be deleted. Thankyou to all the geocachers who solved the puzzles and then enjoyed the finding of the caches. It really is a beautiful part of the WA bush, and a part that will forever be known as MS Land to many of us!

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Hidden : 4/30/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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The cache is NOT at the listed coordinates!!



MS 56




Despair vs Hope


Writing poetry is a tough ask.

This poem, written by a 14-year boy, is worth sitting up and taking notice of.

The fact that it can be read backwards, changing it's meaning from despair to hope, makes it incredible.



Read the poem once through first...





Our generation will be known for nothing.
Never will anybody say,
We were the peak of mankind.
That is wrong, the truth is
Our generation was a failure.
Thinking that
We actually succeeded
Is a waste. And we know
Living only for money and power
Is the way to go.
Being loving, respectful, and kind
Is a dumb thing to do.
Forgetting about that time,
Will not be easy, but we will try.
Changing our world for the better
Is something we never did.
Giving up
Was how we handled our problems.
Working hard
Was a joke.
We knew that
People thought we couldn’t come back
That might be true,
Unless we turn things around


Now read the poem again… reading from the bottom to the top.


Amazing huh?

Makes you realize that there is hope for the next generation after all.


As for the puzzle, the degrees are correct but the minutes are not.



Good Luck!


FTF Congratulations
Clan-Wallace, WebblyWA and m4yb


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