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Chem 101 - Lesson 4 Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 3/22/2022
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


There is no cache at the given location, but it is a nice place to park.  You must solve the puzzle below to find the coordinates for the cache.

 

It was Friday night, and our favorite geocaching chemistry student was settlng in for a sweet evening of fun.  He was reheating some stuffed shells, and was going to settle in with his favorite book, the 85th edition of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics -  2600 pages of graphs, charts and tables!!  What could be better!

But there came a pounding on the door.  When he opened the door, his friend Nora came in, ranting about her fiancee, Kev, soon to be her ex-fiancee.  (He was also our student's caching partner.)

"I thought he gave me a diamond ring, but it turned out to be a cheap zircon!!  And look - there's some kind of gibberish scratched onto it."

Our student looked and, sure enough, he saw     Np LIMIII    

 His roommate, Ray, came in and said "I couldn't help overhearing.  Could I see the ring?"  As he examined it, he said "I see that the ring is real gold, but it also has some gibberish   Dy KNIII    etched into it.  Maybe you should ask him about this", he told Nora.

"I don't want to talk to my ex, Ray!!  I never want to see him again!", she exclaimed.

Our caching chemist grabbed his GPS and ran out the door in an excited state.  "I'm off for a FTF!" he shouted.

 

The checksum for the 14 digits of the full coordinates is 75.  The cache is a small lock and lock located along the Montour Trail.  

As always, cache safely and have fun!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abg gur ovt bar, be gur frpbaq ovttrfg.

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)