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Spider? Mystery Cache

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

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is, of course, NOT at the posted coordinates.

Approaching GZ, you will find a tree that looks like a spider. How many legs do you count?

Like spiders which pretend to be ants, this cache could be considered devious. When designing this mystery I thought about the scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey, "Open the pod bay doors, HAL!" There's a story about how HAL 9000 got its name, which is helpful here.

A73A180448583A18386939042A980458883818380458883E

2A58589978584804585899883A048A3A9998883A04883A99695D

2A583A4A59984904696A3A0459585A582A04994A6968043A59986979045958583A88789858

2A5858997858480459585A5839580448589948594A8804585969043A2A586E

2A583A4A599849045859985904585A98680458599859043A599869790458599859048A3A689868

Good Luck!

NOTE: Unless you're tall, bring a TOTT.

Congratulations to RS Arizona for FTF!


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle] 1. Genafsbez rnpu yvar frcnengryl. Chg vg gbtrgure jura qbar. 2. Znal Zvqqyr Rnfgrea ynathntrf ernq qvssreragyl sebz Ratyvfu. 3. UNY'f anzrfnxr qbrfa'g genafyngr jvgu gur rkcrpgrq (NFPVV) pbqrcntr. [Hide] Ybbx hc.

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)