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Artifice Traditional Cache

Hidden : 12/30/2015
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

ar·ti·fice - ˈärdəfəs

noun - clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.  outright fakery

synonyms - trickery, deceit, deception, duplicity, guile, chicanery 


For reference purposes, the definition of art, according to Merriam Webster is:

 something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings.

 

These were created with imagination and most importantly, skill:

Pietà, by Michaelangelo Buonarroti in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

 

Mercy: David Spareth Saul's Life, by Richard Dadd, Getty Center, Los Angeles, California

 

The original Artifice has been demolished. It was a hodgepodge of metal painted green, white and rust. So the geocache was moved to Artifice 2, which was a group of large, rusty iron boxes on the lawn. That was torn down, I hope by my making fun of it as artifice. Iron Man is Artifice 3, bad as it is, the most "artistic" of the Artifice Trio. See pictures of original Artifice and Artifice 2 below.

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Website showing Insanely Expensive Artifice

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fbppre xvpx

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)