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Cipher 101 Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

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I thought I'd start out with a fairly simple classical cipher. The message below was developed by combining two simple styles of crytography. Can you break the code?

wdlddhoqrqvwulhhrhqulyhhlighqqlhrk
kfvfwirjudqkhqjvqswhahvujrhhhhquxu
hkshwrzfgwrwhhuwlrwhvqwrkxjvqswruh
fhogkolrlhukqghzqlkvhzchwuurlrciwh

6/12/2008
Ms Scarlet has graciously allowed me to adopt this wonderful puzzle cache. Thank you Ms Scarlet - I hope I can come up with some puzzles as nice as yours over time.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Arj Uvag - ab ybatre ba n fgvpx. ybbx qbja. Arj Uvag: 6-7-2007 Hfr n qrpelcgvba xrl (yvxr ba gur pnpur cntr) gb pbireg rnpu yrggre. Yrg n=k, o=l, p=m, q=n, rgp. Gura ernq iregvpnyyl.

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)