In each box below is a puzzle that contains a hidden quote. The letters in each column of the puzzle above will drop down into the box squares immediately below them, but not necessarily in the order they appear, to reveal a hidden quotation across the grid reading from left to right. A black square indicates the end of the word. A single word can be split up at the end of a line and wrap around the right edge of the puzzle continuing on to the next line.
Once all four quotations have been filled in, unscramble the letters from all the turquoise boxes to create a phrase. Use this phrase (in all capital letters) to enter the PDF file attached to this geocache page.
The quotes are 1) by Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C.), 2) by Shitao (1642 - 1707),
3) by The Be Good Tanyas 4) by National Geographic
Hints to solving:
look for columns that only have 1 or 2 letters
look for columns that have repetitions of letters
look for short letter words
the word “a” is followed by a word starting with a consonant
the word “an” is followed by a word starting with a vowel
look for words in the scrambled columns
Please print the puzzle (right click and save image as) to make it easier to work with.
All four quotations will print on one sheet.
PDF
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Please treat this cache as your own ~ be stealthy, seal tight, re-hide as you found it.
~ Thanks a bunch ~ Cedar & Co.