Powerful Genesis Mystery Cache
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Cache isn't at the listed coordinates - instead solve the puzzle below.
I grew up being forced to listen to Genesis. My older sister used to put her prized LPs on the record player turn up the power and sing along. This was all while I was trying to sleep next door with paper thin walls. The "noise" continued until my Dad shouted enough at her. In time, I learned to love their music especially the early formative years. Here's a few of my favourite albums:
Anyway, here's the puzzle (which is a little related to Thanksgiving and the beginnings of this nation):
| MA |
387420489 |
| GA |
4 |
| MD |
16777216 |
| VA |
256 |
| SC |
1 |
| NH |
3125 |
| NC |
256 |
| RI |
387420489 |
| DE |
256 |
| NY |
387420489 |
| CT |
3125 |
| NJ |
256 |
| PA |
387420489 |
Reference used for the states: http://americanhistory.about.com/library/charts/blcolonial13.htm
However if that disappears then here's the list in order that I used : 1 Virginia 2 Massachusetts 3 New Hampshire 4 Maryland 5 Connecticut 6 Rhode Island 7 Delaware 8 North Carolina 9 South Carolina 10 New Jersey 11 New York 12 Pennsylvania 13 Georgia
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[Cache: Coordinate checker contains hint]
[Puzzle]:
1. HGZ
2. Vtaber gur vzntrf naq gur grkg nyy lbh arrq vf gur gnoyr.
3. IN=1