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'X' Marks The Spot V - Look for a John! Mystery Cache

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Long Man: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.

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Andy
The Long Man
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Hidden : 7/6/2006
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The above coordinates are not for the cache itself, but for Effingham rail station, which happens to be the geographic centre of Surrey, give or take.


The inventor is buried in Surrey, but only just. There is a commemorative plaque, which you cannot visit, and a grave which you can.

The commemorative plaque has P lines of text on it (ignoring the date).

The grave's headstone has quotes from a play and a poem on it.

The name of the play has Q letters in it.

The name of the poet (as shown on the gravestone) is R letters long.

The cache is located at N 51° A.B W 000° C.D where:

A = (2*P) - (6*Q)
B = (3*P*Q) - (3*R)
C = (2*R)
D = (7*P*Q) - Q

There is a pub less than a stone's throw from the grave, which does excellent food and beers. The distance from the grave to the cache is not far, so you'll have plenty of time to use the facilities!

Good luck and have fun, but please don't leave any spoilers in your logs. If you want to contact me regarding this cache, then please feel free to email through my profile

G:UK cache rating

Other caches in the 'X' series are:

“'X' Marks The Spot” by purple_pineapple
“'X' Marks The Spot II - Nanny's Revenge"
“'X' Marks The Spot III - Witch Way Now?"
“'X' Marks The Spot IV - A Migrant Genius?"

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur vairagbe'f fheanzr fhttrfgf gung ur fubhyq or orggre xabja sbe fbzrguvat ryfr, juvpu va snpg ur vf. Ur vf ubjrire ab eryngvba gb uvf anzrfnxr, jub vf irel snzbhf sbe vg.

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)