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Brain Pain Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 12/11/2004
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Yep....I'm alive and well; even brused shins have healed!

This is another cache to challenge some folks and twist the brains of the rest.  Not only are the POSTED CORDINATES BOGUS, stopping there would be very hazardous.

I’ve been on sabbatical and my associates seem to be keeping a low profile.  It frustrates me to see a lot of brainpower going to waste due to a lack of use.  No pain no gain.  Those who are experienced with my hides need no reminder that I like open public areas so I can see the frustration usually followed by tantrums. No need to go inside fenced areas.

Brain Pain

Correctly assemble the pieces to construct the puzzle and keys for its solution. Each of the three keys and the puzzle need to have more than two colors.


The decimal coordinates for a virtual waypoint are determined by using the three-digit solution, XYZ to adjust the posted coordinates by adding (825-XYZ)/1000 to posted latitude and subtracting (937-XYZ)/1000 from posted longitude

At the virtual waypoint the key will be to find a four-digit number, ABCD.  The decimal minutes for the final coordinates are determined by subtracting 81 from the three most significant digits for the latitude and adding 290 to the three least significant digits for the longitude.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Puzzle: 1. Lbhe oenva zhfg or va cnva? 2. Guerr cevznel naq bar frpbaqnel 3. Mroen rdhnyf gjraglfvk 4. zhygvcyvpngvba vf abg erdhverq 5. klm fhzzrq vf ryrira 6. NOPQ fhzzrq vf gjragl guerr 7. bu jryy, V gevrq Hide: Pyhrf ner abg zl sbegr, vpgvbohf qbrf pbzr gb zvaq ohg guvax pbagnvare, abg svfu

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)