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200 Years to Solve! Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/5/2018
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The history of this cipher dates back more than 200 years, which coincidently is how long it took to break it!

 

I hope it doesn't take you that long!!

 

Below you will find a bit of ciphered text using this particular algorithm.

 

IHEEANEYETFERUOR
WFZCEETOFVZFEENG
UPSWTNAZIITUIHDE
XORNHRIEEORLJNEV
YBWEAIHZHSHOOOCE
KNLRDUUTYGFPWWOC
PRGAOPHTIORTHEMW
RITEETFEFTVMSQPR
QOYRHENEIEFZGNHW
PHEEFHSGYOSOFEYU
SHOEGUTVONFNYRNZ
GTDYIOONUTROFSMO
VESGVLRXWRNAVXOP
HOSLTIROTUUTGHRW

 

It might be usful to copy the text to a text editor to help ease your work.

 

 

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cnggrefba, orfg bs yhpx! A38 abg A39

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)