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Hidden : 9/19/2005
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A green military surplus box, 7"x5"x3", placed in the Emeryville Marina. The day it was placed, September 19th, is Talk Like a Pyrate Day! That being so (ahem):

Pyrate Me

Arr, pass us that cup o' grog, me boy, for I be amain dry, and when I've wet the swab, I'll spin ye a mighty yarn of a fateful trip that started from this tropic port aboard a tiny ship. Ahem. Arr.

Our crew were small but of stout heart, a mere half-dozen, who set sail under the command of Mister Alamo; and the Master of the Ship was none other than the Notorious Jolly Roger himself. We sailed to the Isle of Angels, we did, for to seek hidden treasures there, and indeed none what we sought did stay hidden, though we were right blow'd by day's end.

Nonetheless, we bade farewell to the Isle with light hearts and heavy pockets, wi' a wannion, and returned to our own shores near girl-giddy with our success.

So it were that when Mister Alamo did hand me a wee treasure to secret, that we might remember our cruise, right glad were I to do it. And right amused were I to find a letterbox nearby, by the powers, and so may ye do an you do come here.

But it waren't long afore some scalawag gave me treasure a burial at sea, by the pow'rs! But now thar be a new treasure chest here, well battened down, and ye'll likely be needin ta unmoor it -- the numbers be the year o' Blackbeard's death. The chest be better now for holdin' small booty of a pyratickal nature, and I've left the treasure seekers a handful o' doubloons, and I do recommend ye trade pyratickally, do ye come here in search of it. But be ye warned, though the chest be sturdier than before, there be hauseholes in it, so if ye wish to leave booty that mislikes the wet, ye'll want to shield it according.

And of course, as before and for always, all who do tell of their findings herein in the most pyratickal palaver will surely get the wishes of our fine crew for

FAIR WINDS, AND A FOLLOWING SEA!
Arr, by the pow'rs, wi' a wannion, an' all.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ninfg cebivfvbavat gurz ornfgf, lr fpheil fjno!

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)