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Scroll Lock: The Forgotten Guide Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/25/2025
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not hidden at the posted coordinates and it is not necessary to visit the place to get the final coordinates. 

Scroll Lock sat quietly on the keyboard, a relic from another era. Once, it had been a vital key, controlling the way text and data scrolled on early computers. But as time passed, its role faded, replaced by mice and touchpads. Now, it rarely got pressed, and many users didn’t even know its purpose.

One day, during a spreadsheet task in Excel, the user faced a challenge: navigating large data without losing focus on the active cell. He pressed Scroll Lock and discovered its subtle utility, the arrow keys now scrolled the entire worksheet while the active cell remained stationary. “Huh, that’s actually useful,” the user said, appreciating how Scroll Lock changed the arrow keys’ behavior and made it easier to review the data.

Scroll Lock felt a flicker of pride. It wasn’t the busiest key, but when the moment came, it proved it still had a place, waiting quietly to make its subtle contribution.

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How to find the final coordinates

Enter the word value of the subject key name into the Certitude checker to reveal the final coordinates and hint.


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va gur Pregvghqr

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)