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Troy Wormhole 2016 Mystery Cache

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goblue1994: Unfortunately when the library renovated and moved things around, this cache was lost. Fun while it lasted, thanks to all who found it!

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Hidden : 2/26/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Part of the April 1, 2016 wormhole series - thanks to TeamGates!

The first Wormhole series of caches was put out in 2010. The concept was that you would click on the picture and you would be teleported to the next cache page in the series. In 2010 there were only three Wormhole caches put out. In 2012 the second set of Wormhole caches was put out on April 1 (April Fool’s Day). This second set of Wormhole caches had a lot more participants some of which are back in 2016 for this third set of Wormhole caches that are published on April 1, 2016. We hope you enjoy this April Fool’s Day prank we have put together for you.

Clicking on the puzzle graphic below will take you to the next wormhole cache in this series

This cache is located within the Troy Public Library - the posted coords only bring you to the parking lot. It was placed in cooperation with the library staff (who were incredibly helpful in setting everything up - thanks!) and the librarians do know about the cache. Since it's in the library, we thought a book theme would be appropriate for the puzzle.
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Wormhole
Solving the above puzzle will take you to a plaque outside the library. You will need information off the plaque to find out where the book is within the ADULT section of the library in the form: ABC.D (for purposes of the puzzle, there are 8 lines on the plaque)
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A = Number of letters in the first word of the last line

B= Number of total letters in the 2 words on the second-to-last line

C= Total times the number 7 appears

D= Number of words in the third line

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If you have any questions on the solve, please contact me - I couldn't add a checker because you are not looking for coordinates from the plaque. It is a Dewey number
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Please, please respect the rules of the library while searching!

The hours of the library are:

Monday-Thursday: 10 AM to 9 PM
Friday : Closed
Saturday : 10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday : 1 PM to 5 PM

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troypl.org for more on the Troy Public Library


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx sbe n zntvpny erq obbx nobhg 2 vapurf guvpx, cntr 100

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)