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Night Writing, Part 1 Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Goldenhawk: Converting this to a regular cache. The "Part 2" has been thoroughly muggled; it seems a small homeless problem has cropped up near that location (but not near this one).

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Hidden : 7/28/2005
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is about non-visual communication methods. The posted coordinates ARE NOT THE LOCATION OF THE CACHE - in fact they're about 4 miles away, and only provide a hint about the solution, if you need it. Parts 1 and 2 are both in the same park as Part 2's coordinates!

To find this cache, you MUST first solve Part 2, the other night cache portion of this puzzle. But you really should do the research here first, to save you a trip to the cache location. It sounds backwards, but you need to solve Part 1 so you can use Part 2 to find Part 1's container.

First we'll start off with a system that originally produced a paper tape with raised dots and dashes, which were translated after the fact by an operator. Later on, it became familiar as the dit-dit-dit-dah-dah sound of a man sitting at a small key, tapping out messages over telegraph wires. It was invented in 1835 by a professor of arts and design at New York University.

.-.. . .- .-. -. / .- -... --- ..- - / - .... . /
.-- .-. .. - .. -. --. /
... -.-- ... - . -- / -.. . ...- . .-.. --- .--. . -.. /
-... -.-- / -.. .-. / -- --- --- -. 


You'll need to decode that information to understand how to decode this information.

You may need that information to decode the clues you'll find in Part 2, here.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jura Tenaqnq arrqrq gb guvax nobhg n ceboyrz yvxr guvf, ur fng va uvf rnfl punve naq yvg hc n cvcr.

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)