House of Stories Mystery Cache
parsonsm: House of Stories has been archived due to a reconfiguration of the building within which it was located.
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This cache is located inside a building. The cache is accessible to the public 56hrs/wk during the academic term. When school is not in session (i.e. Spring Break) the hours are reduced. The cache is not accessible on Sundays.
Solve the clues to complete the puzzle and find the cache!
Puzzle: A B C D E . F G : H I J [space] K L M N [space] . O P
Clue 1: Walk up the stairs into the building. Directly inside the entrance, find the squirrels that will show you the way.
A = Last letter in the 1st word.
B & E = # of letters in last word.
C = Last # in the Room # where the squirrels play.
D = “B” X 2
Clue 2: Climb the Grand Staircase.
F = 1st letter in the surname of the donor of the “large” gift on display at the top of the stairs.
G = Last # in date on donation plaque minus 1.
Clue 3: Take the elevator (or the stairs by the elevators) down one floor.
H = Floor # you’re now on.
Clue 4: Exit the elevator and go to the right. Stop at the public PC. Using the Research Database: Library Literature & Information Science, search for a book review written by Matthew Parsons in 2005. Click on the record listed.
I = 2nd letter in the 2nd word of the Journal Name.
J = # of letters in the 2nd word of the title of the book reviewed.
K, L, M, N = The first 4 numbers of the Accession Number of the record.
Clue 5: Return to the elevators and take the stairs down two floors. Turn right to find the flying ravens.
O = Middle initial of the person for whom this wing of the building was named.
P = First # in the date this wing of the building was dedicated.
Clue 6: Do an about face and find a public PC. Open a web browser and search the "UW-only catalog" by Call Number (drop-down box) using the number you’ve just completed in the puzzle format above. Go to the location listed in the record, find the item listed in the catalog record, and follow the instructions from there.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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