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YYCCAR23 - Pirate Treasure Adventure! Part 4 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/29/2023
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


This cache was placed for the YYCCAR23 event with the intention that it not be found prior to Saturday September 16, 2023 @ 9am

Note that in order to open this geocache you will need the "Secret Word" from Pirate Treasure Adventure Part 1. (GCADJAZ)
Note that in order to open this geocache you will need the "Secret Word" from Pirate Treasure Adventure Part 2. (GCADJBE)
Note that in order to open this geocache you will need the "Secret Word" from Pirate Treasure Adventure Part 3. (GCADJBK)

At last Captain Silas reached the location where the treasure was to be buried.

One last challenge for those who would follow awaited. Captain Silas was always a fan of a French cipher, and he encrypted this last code using each keyword from the previous stages.

(One secret word decodes each of the following paragraphs)


A, Jielspv Hadha, dfw vn izw nztsllai hayiiw uhxisaua tnwy bd nazqi lzl ogwsa xasaua dx Olaiwju Vdjlo Ibwjpkp uswbpafll hwnlzpd koqek au un qwhzh. 'Lzl Uxffve', 'Rsfuwc Xgkltj', 'Vhccldlah', 'Zgsm Xf Lom Qglawb', sfk wu ugbzhw ef udkl mibgmz awah 'Jttnwytn Fstms Tghb'.


Zoi gzln vud X, Umpisun Haxah, lte vjmnsemsiwd ou dmns-tmstv yagafibw bigsoy, wshe hwhegsx swabs, X grttf tas emnn emph outw eq. Ic xmci lte bsb I jkqd ig tisw fhxk frtseugw tah emrzwp oc af: Exytt hlqph la tww ordkees hmlb ldetk, Fwtdhe hlqph la tww nugaqd rszndfe, Fxxfetf etthe td lte smok rjashazg, pfp fxnq siwbs eset izq pjvplt.


Tk pakn, Z Gtgxaah Jmerw, fsgfylcc axlrmw fj wsnvv, teh aevrwlrhoj iw tbeiahjci he tirtr, lbui mq fzjx'j xrwujykv.
 * Snw blrwiid xcwxr xslv jzivvw I xilrw zr mq mysx cesl qvid.
 * Jivwhkc yzze gz klx jlifcvwm isccm Z'zx wsufx zr fp xrspvpl.
 * Jivwhkc yzze uizrl wvoe gp fnsflw alq frghahv hhnr tzy jxkvit.
 * Xilv alrdjyu sy dc fspfvbki rmvsik uyccm.
 * Frx yynvlvh izicwm fj vrrdq, vieovpy knfpxe jrgg seuzis A brzx dit.
Zyii bj qy llvellve xii eec ahg wfqx csoccek!


Container is at posted coordinates


To Unlock: Slide the locked end of the wire loop to the middle.
To Lock: Please ensure lock goes through both the hole in the front plate and the square metal loop.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle] Ivtrarer k3 [Lock] Fyvqr jver raq yrsg gb haybpx. Er-ybpx guebhtu obgu gur sebag cyngr naq gur fdhner ybbc. (frr cubgb)

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)