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A Scout Is . . . Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/31/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A Scout Is . . .

THE POSTED COORDINATES ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A POND!
You may go for a swim, but you won't find the cache there!!


To find this cache, you must first solve the puzzle!!

There are 2 parts to this puzzle:

1) You must first unscramble the words.
2) Once you have the words unscrambled, you need to put them in the correct order.

1) First unscramble the words:

plfeuhl =
hrtytif =
turusoeco =
elnac =
tuothswrytr =
ehrefclu =
vaebr =
leriynfd =
olaly =
denioteb =
vereetnr =
dkni =

2) Place the unscrambled words in the correct order.

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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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10.
11.
12.

THE POSTED COORDS ARE NOT THE CACHE COORDS.
You must solve the puzzle to complete the Final Cache Coordinates below.

A = Subtract 2 from # letters in word 1, then divide by 3.
B = Subtract 4 from # letters in word 11.
C = Subtract 7 from # letters in word 12.
D = Subtract 4 from # letters in word 2.
E = Subtract 5 from # of letters in word 10.
F = Add 3 to # letters in word 5, then divide by 4.
G = Subtract 2 from # letters in word 9.
H = Add 4 to # letters in word 8, then divide by 3.
I = Add 2 to # of letters in word 6.
J = Subtract 3 from # of letters in word 7.
K = # of letters in word 2.
L = Add 11 to # of letters in word 10, then divide by 2.

Final Cache Coordinates:
N AB CD.EFG
W 094 HI.JKL

The cache is in a large ammo box and contains some very nice camping/outdoor related items!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Arkg gb n qrpnlvat, snyyra gerr

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)