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OIAL 134: It ever was same as it Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/17/2021
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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The Once in a Lifetime geocaching series...continues here!

Congrats to kcmcacher for the FTS!
Congrats to GoldenStateBoy and WildBandy for the FTF!

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates, but it is within two miles. Solve the puzzle from the clues below.

The website tells me that this is my 544th cache owned. Wow! We'll come back to that number, 544. It isn't in the coordinates, but we'll use it later. At the exact spot of the puzzle solution, I have some history. Regarding a cache container here, you could say it ever was same as it is now. When I was a brand spanking newbie, here is where I found my third–ever Sacramento County cache, right after Dirt Park by Jimlips and Quickie #5 by LewisClan77. Well, walk over a couple feet to the northwest corner.

As for the puzzle and the cache I found here, it was a cache by Oldhippy & Granny. Use their coordinates in the checker, but anything within 30 feet should do the trick. And the 544? One factor of 544 is the same as the find number this was for me.


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

gur pnpur gung svefg oebhtug zr urer jnf nepuvirq n ybat gvzr ntb

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)