More Than Words Mystery Cache
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I love puzzle caches! I hope you find this to be as fun as I did. The cache is NOT at the above coordinates. You have to solve the puzzle to get the correct coordinates. The 3.5 difficulty rating is for the puzzle, not the find.
Here's the puzzle:
There are 30 books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can you find them? This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket, on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so much, he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while fishing from his john boat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend, was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot. That's a fact. Some people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or a scholar to see some of them at the worst. Research has shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the books in this paragraph. During a recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi lemonade booth set a new record. The local paper, The Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, "The books are all right here in plain view hidden from sight." Those able to find all of them will hear great lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation that may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. Also, keep in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know the answers. Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus; there really are 30 books of the Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found.
Find all 30 of the books of the Bible then use that information to find your coordinates!
N 42 0A.BCD
W 076 1E.FGH
A = the number of letters in the name of the 8th book, minus 6
B = the number of letters in the name of the 19th book, minus 4
C = the number of letters in the 7th book, plus the number of letters in the 14th book
D = the number of letters in the 28th book
E = the number of letters in the 22nd book, minus the number of letters in the 17th book
F = the number of letters in 23rd book, minus the number of letters in the 11th book
G = the number of letters in book 21st book, minus 4
H = the number of letters in the 20th book plus the number of letters in the 3rd book, minus the number of letters in the 9th book
Please replace the cache as you found it … well concealed, and be sensitive of the surrounding area. Good Luck, and may God bless each and every one of you.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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