The Shell Game Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 11/8/2005
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

PARK at listed coords.

Lowell's, destroyed in a 4-alarm fire in July '04, has risen from the ashes & relocated nearby on 140. Family dairy in 1913; known for ice cream in the 30s; restaurant added in 70s. Mmmm!

Bellingham Common cache is just down 140.

The Shell Game: The Catch

The shell game is a gambling game that has been around since at least the Middle Ages. Played on a flat surface, it requires three shells and a pellet. One person places the pellet under a shell, then quickly shuffles the shells around. The other player must decide under which shell the pellet is located.

Unsavory characters employ sleight of hand to win money from unsuspecting players. The trickster will always place the pellet and move the shells in such a manner that it is obvious to all close observers where the pellet is. He then touches all three shells, as if to move them to their proper places (sometimes while saying "is the pellet here, here, or here?"). This is the crucial time when the pellet gets its final position: the first shell he touches is always the one that everybody knows the pellet to be under; he takes the pellet invisibly in his hand (known as the steal) and moves it under the shell he touches next. This action is difficult to detect. The player then bets money so he can lift a shell, invariably the wrong "obvious" one, and loses his money.
The Shell Game: The Cache

Three walnut shells in small glass jars have been hidden. Your challenge is to find the one with the pellet (coordinates for final cache are attached). No sleight of hand here, though GPS reception is a bit spotty in places due to treecover.
Your choices are:

Shell 1: A Crossroads
42 05.336
71 31.306

Shell 2: A Meadow View
42 05.281
71 31.340

Shell 3: A Hidden Old Overgrown Family Cemetery Plot
42 05.394
71 31.408

Will you pick the right shell on the first try? If not, at least your odds improve to 50/50 for the next try… Good luck!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1) Furyy uvqrf ner fabj sevraqyl. 2) Orfg ragenapr gb przrgrel vf ol n gerr snpvat gur E/B/J jvgu n fznyy oynax fvta obneq anvyrq znlor frira sg hc.

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)


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