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Element of Surprise Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/4/2021
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the published coordinates.
The real coordinates are: N 54° **.*** W 000° **.***

Eight numbers are hidden in some indirect way in the paragraph below.


ϼλΣΣЖ ֆΩΣ πψ Σϼλ ჯπφφՇλ дЉ ϼλՆ ΔλԴ, ΩՇՇ λπխϼΣ дЉ ϼλՆ λЖλֆ ΣՆΩψֆЉπթλφ ԴЖ Σϼλ ψλдψ ֆπխψ ΩჳՆдֆֆ Σϼλ ֆΣՆλλΣ. ֆϼλ ΔΩֆ ΩψჳϼдՆλφ ԴλΣΔλλψ Ωψ дՆΩψխλ ΔΩՇՇ Ωψφ Ωψ πՆдψ ჰдֆΣ, πψ Ω წჹπλΣ ΩՇՇλЖ ՇπΣΣλՆλφ ΔπΣϼ ΩԴΩψφдψλφ Σπψ ჳΩψֆ. ჯΩψЖ ჰλдჰՇλ ჰΩֆֆλφ ԴЖ Σϼλ ΩՇՇλЖ, ԴჹΣ ЉλΔ ϼჹჯΩψֆ, πψֆλჳΣֆ, дՆ πψφλλφ ΩψЖ ჳΩՆԴдψ ԴΩֆλφ ՇπЉλ ЉдՆჯ, ჯдպλφ ΣϼՆдჹխϼ Σϼλ ΩՇՇλЖ. ΣдφΩЖ, ϼдΔλպλՆ, ΣΔд ჰλдჰՇλ φπφ ჰΩֆֆ ΣϼՆдჹխϼ. Σϼλ ЉπՆֆΣ ΔдՆλ Ω խдՇφ ΔΩΣჳϼ Ωψφ ჳΩՆՆπλφ Ω ԴΩխ. Σϼλ дΣϼλՆ ϼλՇφ Ω ϼλՇπჹჯ ԴΩՇՇддψ. ჯΩЖԴλ ΣϼλЖ მψλΔ ΔϼλՆλ Љддφ ΔΩֆ, ֆд ϼλΣΣЖ Ⴡჹჯჰλφ πψ Σϼλ ԴΩխ. πΣ ჳдψΣΩπψλφ ֆπՇպλՆ ΣΔλλИλՆֆ, дՇφ ЉΩֆϼπдψλφ ՇλΩφ ჰλψჳπՇֆ, Ωψφ Ω ֆΣՆΩψխλ, ჯΩխψλΣπჳ ჳΩჰֆჹՇλ ΣϼΩΣ ΔΩֆ ΩԴдჹΣ ϼλΣΣЖ'ֆ ֆπИλ.


Let x = the concatenation of these 8 numbers into a single 14-digit number.

Work out the answer to:
(x - 948,709,673,582) / 5655 - 2,031,244

This will give you a 10-digit number to fill the blanks in the coordinates.


To save you time, here is a list of all the unique letters in the paragraph:
ϼλΣЖֆΩπψჯφՇдЉՆΔԴխթჳჰწჹպმჁИ

A preliminary hint:
You do not need to learn any Greek, Armenian or Georgian to solve this puzzle.


As with any puzzle of mine, feel free to message me if you want help with any aspect of this puzzle.

Congratulations to marions27 and cabbagepatchkids for FTF.
Last cache check: 20 April 2025

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[PUZZLE]: Vg znggref abg jung n flzoby vf rkprcg sbe juvpu bgure flzobyf zngpu. Fhofgvghgr gur yrggref gb Ratyvfu.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)