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Falkirk Flummoxers - Jobseeker Mystery Cache

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Mr Indoorsman: Time for this one to go.
At a favourite rate >40% it was reasonably well received, however as time went on it became apparent I had over-engineered the puzzle in an attempt to make it worth its 5 difficulty rating. Plus it's another instance of QR codes being difficult to keep easily readable in the field unfortunately.
So putting it to bed. Cache container retreived from gz.
Thanks for the logs and favs.

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Hidden : 10/1/2021
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Come with me as we go on a journey of naturalist exploration, looking to see examples of a rare species - The Flummox - in the wild. Formerly kept in captivity as a side show act for the Circus McGurkus, these little puzzle-creating critters have now been freed and re-introduced to their native habitat by Flummox-rights campaigners. Opinion is divided on whether this was a good thing.

Together we will track them to their lairs and explore their struggle to re-adjust to their new surroundings, as they try to shrug off the after-effects of their captivity. You can read more about The Flummox here: GC9F205, where all the caches in the series are listed.

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Jobseeker

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Important Info

This cache is a bit of an experiment that involves some ideas I've not tried out before. Hopefully it will work out!

The cache has the wireless signal attribute. You will need a phone that can read QR codes, or alternatively just take photos of same so they can be uploaded from your phone to an online QR reading site, easily found with a quick look on a search engine. The cache may take more than one visit to reach a solution. To get the final coordinates there are a range of challenges to overcome, including observational, research, cryptic, picture, and mathematical puzzles (the answers to which are always whole numbers, no decimals). Allow at least an hour for this one. The cache container is within 2 miles of the published coordinates and will involve a 10 minute walk from the parking spot provided in the checker.

Finding The Cache

You will get 4 solutions from the puzzles. They should be put in the checker below in the order the puzzles appear. Separate the answers with a hyphen (no spaces), and put them in capitals, like the example below:

9999-CHICKEN-WORD-8

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp Bapr fbyirq - Oruvaq gerr snyyra ntnvafg n jnyy Cyrnfr erpbire pnershyyl nsgrejneqf.

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)