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The Purloined Email Mystery Cache

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SueDan83: We thought that this was a reasonable puzzle. However, the cache location was ordinary and hence we are archiving it.

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Hidden : 4/16/2019
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


 

The cache is not at the posted coordinates.

 

I recently found a printout of an email that I received about 20 years ago from a friend who was working as an exploration Geologist. I found this to be an interesting story. Hope you enjoy it as well.

 

S 34° 03.   _   _   _                  E 150° 44.   _   _   _

 

The cache name comes from the book "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe. Purloined means stolen and the book refers to a stolen letter that was then hidden in plain sight. The missing numbers are hidden in plain sight. 

 

Congratulations to Noodles22 for the FTF

 

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur: Guvf znl fghzc lbh.

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)