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The Close Park Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

onecrazycanadian: Hi,

This cache has been in need of maintenance for well over a month. Due to the lack of response toward the needed maintenance I am archiving the cache. If you do happen to complete the maintenance required and wish to activate the cache again just let me know and I will unarchive it once the issue is resolved.

Thanks!
onecrazycanadian
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Hidden : 3/19/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Grandmother lives at the posted coordinates.
THE POSTED COORDINATES WILL LEAD YOU TO PRIVATE PROPERTY. TO COMPLETE THIS CACHE, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO THE POSTED COORDINATES. If you feel you must go to the coordinates, please be careful not to trespass. Stay on the street.

It was the summer holidays of 1990 and Little Wagonmaker was staying with his grandmother while his parents were away.

Little Wagonmaker loved his Grandmother’s house because of all the little parks and playgrounds in their neighbourhood. There were two parks in particular that were favourite destinations for Little Wagonmaker to walk to with Grandmother. They were like hidden treasures cached away from unsuspecting passers-by just waiting to be unearthed by avid explorers.

One of them, which they called The Close Park, was really just around the corner. Grandmother liked it because of the relatively short walk: indeed, speaking latitudinally, it was only 00.053 minutes away. Little Wagonmaker enjoyed it too, especially as they had recently built a new playground at The Close Park.

However, if one REALLY wanted to have fun, The Far Park was the way to go, what with all the different things to do there. Sure, it was further to walk, latitudinally 00.222 minutes away, but Little Wagonmaker could always run if he wanted. Grandmother... well, that was another story.

Both knew, of course, that longitudinally, it made little difference: the two parks were 00.122 and 00.141 minutes away.

Every time they went to the parks, Little Wagonmaker loved to bring a variety of toys to play with whilst he was there. He stuffed his pockets, and carried some, and sometimes asked Grandmother to carry some. However, he was forever leaving toys behind, which always frustrated him. Upon returning, he could never find what he was looking for, even though he knew EXACTLY where they ought to have been left.

Please help Little Wagonmaker find his missing trinkets. I'm sure YOU know exactly where he left them.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)