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The Atoz Sequence Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/12/2019
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The Atoz Sequence

Series Finale

 

The cache is not at the posted coordinates.  Solve the following puzzle to learn the true cache location.

 

This is the final in a series of 27 caches.  You will need to collect clues from most of the first 26 caches in order to solve this puzzle.

 

Each of the logs in the 26 caches contains a list of clues.  Use the clues to darken squares in the following grid:

 

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To print the grid (in Chrome), right-click and select "Open image in new tab".  Ctrl-P to print, rotate to landscape and decrease "Scale" under "More settings" to fit all 45 columns on the page.  Or, set up your own word processing or spreadsheet document to work with - just be sure the cells are square.

 

By darkening the squares indicated by the clues, a message will start to appear.  When you have approximately 65% (my guess) of the clue squares darkened, the message should become readable.

 

Enter the message in this checker and you will be rewarded with the cache coordinates.

 

Unlike most Seawind puzzles, please do not consider this series final a cooperation cache (no trading, buying or begging of clues)!

 

The first 26 caches comprising The Atoz Sequence represent the letters A to Z.  The five-star Difficulty rating of this final puzzle is not an indication that coloring squares is difficult, rather that a good number of other puzzles must be solved before it can be completed.

 

Following are links to the caches:

 

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Atoz Tres!

Tillamook Head

 

 

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Babel This!

Seaside

 

 

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Clatsop High!

Gearhart

 

 

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Descension Matrix:  Cuzco!

Hammond Boat Basin

 

 

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Elemonator 1

Elemonator 2

Elemonator 3

Elemonator 4

Elemonator 5

Elemonator 6

Elemonator 7

Fort Stevens

 

 

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Farpoint!

Gearhart

 

 

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Geoshifted!

Neahkahnie Mountain

 

 

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Haystack!

Cannon Beach

 

 

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Identification:  Positive!

Cannon Beach

 

 

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Joseph Rolls Over!

Astoria

 

 

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Knot at the Posted Coordinates!

Cannon Beach

 

 

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Leafy!

Tillamook Head

 

 

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Montane Mystifier!

Hammond Boat Basin

 

 

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Newcastle Navigator!

Neahkahnie Mountain

 

 

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Ocean's Revenge!

Gearhart

 

 

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Pineshores!

Fort Stevens

 

 

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Quadrupleasure

Hillsboro

 

 

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Redacted!

Astoria

 

 

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Skip a Bit, Brother!

Astoria

 

 

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Trouble!

Neahkahnie Mountain

 

 

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u gotsta getya some cache!

Astoria

 

 

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Verbum Quaerere Africa!

Astoria

 

 

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Whatsit!

Seaside

 

 

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X'd!

Neahkahnie Mountain

 

 

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Your Average Low-Life Cacher!

Hillsboro

 

 

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Zota!

Tillamook Head

 

If you need any help, find anything unclear or have any suggestions, please contact me.

 

This series has a counterpart in Salt Lake City:  Project Atoz.

 

Please help yourself to (one) completion prize which I have stocked the final cache with.

 

I have enjoyed every one of the over 500 hours spent in creating this series, and hope that you do as well!

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abegu fvqr onfr bs pragre gerr va tebhc

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)