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The High Road to Madness Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/29/2018
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


EF Benson is best known for his Mapp and Lucia tales, but he was a prolific writer and wrote many ghost stories as well. So snuggle up with your favourite beverage and indulge yourself for a while.

There is nothing to help you at the posted coordinates, although it is a good place to park 

 

Find the correct story and once you have read it answer the following questions.

1. How many friends had taken a house for the month of Christmas? = B

2.  Not how many minutes before had Mrs. Grainger had called in her car for her husband? = A

3. How many people were visible before the absurd idea formed? = H

4. How many months did she have before she went to Bedlam? = J

5.  How many minutes ago had he seen the gleam of light escape from the opened door? = F

6. How many times was the word gardener written before he wanted to come in? = D

7.  How many yards was the big tall fellow in front of me? (Second digit only) = I

8.  How many rooms are mentioned when they searched room after room through the ground floor of the house? = G

9.  How many minutes did she say, ( -1) and promised not to think of gardeners? = C

10. How many seconds was the pause at the utmost ( /3) = E

The cache can be found by working out this little equation

N51 AB.CDE W008 FG.HIJ

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fubhyqre uvtu

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)