GC7M618 Twas The Night Before Christmas (Unknown Cache) in Georgia, United States created by SparkyCat4E

This cache has been archived.

SparkyCat4E: This is both a sad and a happy reason for having to archive this one. This is our church and we are moving. The sad is that we have been here for a while and its hard to leave but the good is that the reason we are moving is because we have outgrown it. I will replace it when I can find a suitable spot.

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Hidden : 4/12/2018

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap. .
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave a lustre of midday to objects below,
When what to my wondering eyes did appear, But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny rein-deer,
With a little old driver so lively and quick, I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;
So up to the housetop the coursers they flew With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too—
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack.
His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight— “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”
First, a little background information. Most people think that this is the name of one of the most popular and well known Christmas books. In fact, it is not. It’s also not called “The Night Before Christmas”. Actually it’s not even a book at all. It’s actually a poem called “A Visit From St. Nicholas” by Clement C. Moore. And Twas the night before Christmas is simply the first line of the poem.

And now, the cache information…

First and foremost, unless you want a good nights rest and some eggs, DO NOT GO TO THE POSTED COORDINATES, as there is no cache there. In order to find the actual coordinates you must solve the code.

And now, for the code…

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