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Hard Knocks Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/31/2005
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates. Those coordinates are 'Ground Zero' for Berwick, Maine, the town in which the cache is hidden. The cryptogram below will provide you with the actual cache coordinates.

EI IU GQ TU TT EQ IU II IU GI GQ TU GQ GT TL EQ RQ GU TL GQ EQ IT
TU EI IT EQ II IL TT TL RQ IU II TL RQ EQ TI TQ IU EQ II TT RQ TL
RU TL II TT RI IU GI EQ RU TL II IU ET TT GT TU II GU GI EQ RU TL
TT RI IU GU IU TT GI EQ RU TL GI EQ RU TL GI IU IL ET RI TL RQ TT
GQ TU GQ GT TL EQ RQ TU TT TT GT TL IQ TU RQ TL IU GI TU EI TU ET
GL TL TT ET TL TL RI GT EQ EI TL EQ II TT GT TL TU ET TL TU TQ TU
RL RL IU IL ET ET TL RQ TQ TL GQ TT RQ TT IU TT GT TL RU TL TT TL
ET TU II RQ

The cache container itself is small (A camouflaged match container) and contains only a log book and a pencil. No trading items are likely fit in this cache.

The cache location has been modified due to the area adjacent to the cache being posted. Add 0.006 to the North and subtract 0.031 from the West. The cache is hanging in a tree.

Feel free to send me E-mails with questions concerning the cryptogram. I encourage you all to work in teams to solve it.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Sbe gur pelcgbtenz glcr: Cbffvoyl Cbylovhf? Sbe gur pelcgbtenz: Cebonoyr jbeq ‘ybpngvba’. Sbe gur pnpur: Uvag rapvcurerq va pelcgbtenz.

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)