Reading Stones Mystery Cache
Hidden : 4/25/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Although the cache is not located at this location, you will need to visit this courtyard outside the New Westminster Public Library and obtain the needed information for the final coordinates.

To find this cache and sign its log you'll need to gather some information to get the coordinates for the location of the final cache. All the information you seek can be found outside the library within 25 meters of the provided coordinates. Simply observe the public art in this often busy area.

June 2018: Library renovations has concealed some of the books. Alternatives for the covered answers are now provided. I've still listed the original questions below.

A
Mr Robert Browning once wrote about Andrea, in this selection from his work you will see that the first word has a certain number of letters. Count the number of letters in this first word and use it for the value of A.

B
What does Novalis claim will heal the wounds created by reason? Count the letters in this word and use this for the clue labelled B.
B alternate
How many letters are in the first name of the author that speaks of freeing books by taking them down from a shelf? Use that number for the value of B.

C
Emily Dickinson compares a book to a certain kind of ship, the number of letters in this type of ship is the number you need here.
C alternate
Mr Mizner defines this word as stealing from many authors, count the number of letters in this word and subtract 1 to get the answer to C.

D
How many days can you go without reading before your speech has a funny taste? Add 2 to that number to arrive at the value for D.
D alternate
Joseph says there are worse crimes than burning books. What number does he use in his quote? Take that number and add 4 to arrive at the value for D.

E
Once you've spotted the jumble of letters and numbers in a spherical shape, look at the north pole for the number you seek.

F
Yes, you'll need to count some letters again. How many letters are in the last word cited by Mr Richard Steele?

G
This doctor once wrote about a cat in a hat but you'll find his name beside a quote in which he uses the word "shorth". Count the number of S's in his name and add 3 to get the number you need.

H
Ben Franklin only has a few words written between quotation marks in this selection he once uttered. Count the number of words in his quote and subtract the number 10.

Use the above values for the final cache location N 49 1A.BCD, W 122 5E.FGH No need to trample on or damage any vegetation. Please watch for muggles and replace the cache as found.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Svefg Fgntr: Fvzcyl ernq gur obbxf naq ebyy n onyy Svany: Unatvat

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)


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