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Top Secret 2.0 (Tasman) Letterbox Hybrid

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TARV2014: Sadly after nearly 6 years and one replacement the secret is out, covert ops have ceased, and the area has been infiltrated by the other side. In parting to amend slightly the quote of a great spy "“The actions of a single person with access to the secret 'cache location' has the potential to modify the course of history, i.e. the continuation of the cache.” :(

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Hidden : 3/4/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


New Zealand Government Security Classification System[1]

A structured system that identifies official information that requires extra protection against unauthorised or accidental disclosure and limits access to that information and equipment through procedural and/or physical barriers.

TOP SECRET security classification should be used when, the compromise of information would damage national interest in an exceptionally grave manner.

Other security classifications for material that should be protected because of public interest or personal privacy are: IN CONFIDENCE and SENSITIVE.

https://protectivesecurity.govt.nz/information-security/new-zealand-government-security-classification-system/

Security classifications for material that should be protected because of national security are: RESTRICED, CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET and TOP SECRET.

If you grew up in the 60’s & 70’s you may have enjoyed a range of television series such as Department S, The Saint, Joe90, The Man from Uncle, Mission Impossible, The Avengers and those of a more spoof style such as Get Smart and Top Secret. Here’s a link to the theme tune if anyone remembers it https://youtu.be/EPEmSk6Rxbg

Watch for muggles as this is a popular area to sit, enjoy the gardens or have a secret rendevous. Please be careful when retrieving the cache as a lot of work goes in to maintain the gardens. Please hide the cache well and cover gently with the natural camouflage. As it is a letterbox cache please leave the stamp with cache .

The original Top Secret was located also on the GTT  but after the area got hit with heavy rain and the local owner moved the agricultural equipment, another location needed to be found. Luckily the owner's son was a geocacher so returned the cache to me to find an alternate location.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guhwn cyvpngn, cyrnfr pbire jvgu angheny pnzb

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)