Help me make it through the night Mystery Cache
Help me make it through the night
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Difficulty:
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Terrain:
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Size: 
(small)
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This one is for everybody who likes stories. Please only go for
this cache after nightfall, because in broad daylight you may be
observed at the cache area. All stages are illuminated, but at the
cache location a torch is recommended (although there is absolutely
no need to enter a dark forest). The cache can also easily be done
by bike/motorbike or car if you'd like to.
So here we go with our
story, imagine…
It is a warm starry night in late September and you are sitting on
a small stone wall (WP 1: N 47° 05.245 E 15° 16.788) in the
little village of St. Oswald waiting for someone you have never met
before in your life.
As you sit and wait, some teens in a red sports car stop by and
start talking total nonsense to you, they do this probably because
they consider themselves to be very cool or something. However,
given the circumstances you decide to ignore them and therefore you
direct your mind onto a quadratic and illuminated object moving in
front of you. Which number the two big letters on the object
correspond to when you use the key (A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4
etc.). So a=? and b=?
Finally finding that this is no real fun, the teens in the red car
vanish as fast as they had shown up and there you are on your own
again. It is only a few moments later that you realize a person is
approaching from the left side. As it is already late and there are
no other people on the street you assume that it must be the
"someone" you have waited for and you turn out to be right.
Slowly you get up from your seat, as you speak you notice that
your "Hello" sounds a bit too quiet and no matter how hard you try,
you just can't help wearing your most bashful smile. Anyway, the
two of you swiftly decide to have a little walk, and off you
go!!
Heading for the direction "someone" just came from thoughts are
racing across your mind. While you are trying to adjust to the
situation and get into a smalltalk you take the uphill path on the
left side until you reach WP 2: N 47° 05.217 E 15° 16.837.
Arriving there you admire the beautifully illuminated church and
recognize in passing by a number of very bright and small-sized
lights next to the steps which lead up to the church. How many
lights are there? (c=?)
Still you are trying to say something that could be of interest,
but somehow it is like all words have left you and there is only a
big black space in your head. While walking along you are asking
yourself what could be the reason for this, but you just can't find
the answer. The only thing you can think of properly is that you
very much like "someone", who seems to be so different compared to
anybody you have met before. At WP 3: N 47° 05.292 E 15°
16.856 you see a very small, blue and as well illuminated
building and after reading the inscription you think that you
indeed could need some help from holy ... what's his name? Count
the name's letters! (d=?).
Returning to WP 1 the two of you decide to extend your walk
and go to WP 4: N 47° 05.481 E 15° 15.778
The further you and "someone" are walking the more you start
chatting and suddenly there are so many things to say that you do
barely notice that you pass a few hundred meters without any
streetlight at all. After quite a long and amusing walk,
respectively talk you arrive at a little green space, which you
were (more or less 
) accidentally heading for.
Arriving, you and "someone" take a seat at the bench. Everything
around you is dark, only the tiny green space is illuminated by a
single lantern. Very romantic setting, you may think. As you sit
there you feel balanced and happy and you cannot think of any place
you'd rather be in this very moment. After quite some time you two
decide to make your way back to where you started, before you
leave, please note the year that is written on the plate on the
bench. The first number of the year = e
You will find what you are looking for at:
N 47° 05.(a*32)+c+b+28
E 15° 15.(d*47)+d-e-20
Walking along, still sourrounded by the warm dark night you are
looking at "someone" from the side and smile. You recognize that
you are getting closer and closer to your starting point and the
way back seems pretty short to you.
Finally returning, it is now time to say goodbye, you thank
"someone" for the nice evening and leave. Throwing back one last
glance over your shoulder you think that this may be the beginning
of something really great.
Cache Content:
1 x Logbook (please do not remove)
1 x Pencil (please do not remove)
1 x Rosenquarz
1 x Amethyst
1 x Bergkristall
1 x Moosachat
1 x Jade
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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