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pfalstad: Removed this one today. Looks like the stick broke... Sorry about that.

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Hidden : 3/9/2006
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

**** NOT AT THE ABOVE COORDINATES ****

Most people have heard of constellations such as Orion the Hunter, Gemini the Twins, etc. But even some professional astronomers have not heard of the constellation Geureka the Geocacher.

In Greek mythology, Geureka was a mortal who, like Adonis, was born from a hollow tree; he spent much of his time wandering in forests looking for treasures. He was cast into the heavens for trespassing in Athena's sacred forest. According to some manuscripts, the ancient Greeks thought that if one was searching for something hidden, gazing at the constellation Geureka could be helpful. (The ancient Greeks had some really silly beliefs.)

As you can see, that's his head at the top, and on the left he's holding his GPS. He's probably sitting on a tree stump trying to figure out where his treasure is.

The cache is 2"x.75"; it might be tricky to find. Don't climb any fences.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle:] hfr jvxvcrqvn vs lbh arrq gb oehfu hc ba lbhe nfgebabzl. nycun=1, orgn=2... mrgn=6. [Hide:] bar sbbg bss tebhaq; chyy ba fgvpx

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)