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Hidden : 8/13/2009
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is not at the posted coordinates.

Like many of you, Chris had already heard the stories. He heard the story about James who found a match with a Café Babe. And he heard the story about Pete who found a match with an Art Babe. But although he was also a bit of a geek, cafés and art museums were not the places Chris would typically be found. He was a man of the world, and he liked to travel to exotic locales, learn about the local culture and language, and dine on the ethnic cuisine. But finding a partner with matching tastes was difficult. So he was excited when he was browsing an online relationship site and saw the following posting:


Name: Esoteric Babe
Likes: Traveling the world, visiting the smallest towns and remote villages
Dislikes: Sitting around in overly-franchised coffee shops
Special interests: Studying esoteric languages and dialects
Favorite foods: Alligator Steak, Turtle Soup, Ostrich Egg Omelets, and Wildebeest Hash.

Wildebeest Hash? Chris wondered if that was the same thing as the Gnu Beef scramble he had eaten that time he was in Gimbichu. If so, he had to agree that was one if the best ethnic meals he had ever tasted. This woman seemed like just the person he was looking for, so he quickly replied to her profile:

Dear Esoteric Babe,
It seems like we have multiple matching interests. After you read my profile, I think you'll agree. If so, I look forward to having dinner with you tonight. Hope to see you here!

Chris
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That night Chris anxiously waited to see if she would show up, but his concerns were unfounded. The Esoteric Babe arrived, they had a wonderful meal together, and afterwards they hid a cache to celebrate their newly formed relationship.


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[cache] Va gur whatyr ohg ybj & zntargvp

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)