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Ragged Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/23/2020
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is not at the posted coordinates. Solve the puzzle below to find the final cache, a typical log-only micro. No need for any musical knowledge to solve the puzzle either.

I used to play the piano quite frequently but I have fallen off in recent Years. Due to quarantine, I have gotten back into it, with an interest specifically in ragtime. It is very fun to play, with its combination of steady marching 2/4 or 4/4 beats in the left hand and syncopated, "ragged" rhythmic melodies in the right hand. The undisputed King of Ragtime, Scott Joplin, made some of the most famous ragtime compositions during his career, roughly from the 1890s until the 1910's. Here are a few of his compositions I have set out to play:

The Entertainer

Heliotrope Bouquet

Weeping Willow

Elite Syncopations

The Ragtime Dance

Bethena

 

~Congratulations to KG GeoCachers for the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[puzzle]: A 37 42.NOP J 121 56.QRS

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)