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The Raven Cache Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/22/2021
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


"Once upon a midnight dreary
While I pondered, weak and weary..."

-Edgar Allen Poe

Background: I found something that made me think of this classic poem, so I built a cache around it.

Puzzle: You will need to use the following clues to fill in the blanks on the following coordinates:

N 36 AB,CDE W 83 FG,HIJ

-"The Raven," Poe's famous poem, was first published in the New York Evening Mirror on January F9, 1HB5

-The poem contains 1E stanzas of six lines each.

-The American Review paid Poe $J for the poem.

-Poe married his cousin, Virginia Clemm, in 18C6

-The poem inspired the team name for the Baltimore Ravens, who won their first Super Bowl in AI01.

-The Baltimore Ravens played their last season in Memorial Stadium in 199D

-Paul Gauguin completed his painting Nevermore, containing themes from the poem, in 189G.

Tools Needed: Pen

SWAG: There is no room for SWAG in this container.

Maintenance: Please feel free to perform maintenance on the log if needed. If the container needs to be replaced, please submit a "Needs Maintenance" ticket or send me a message.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Thneqenvy. Fyvz Wvz.

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)