"Where the sun don't shine"
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After a period in the East Midlands this character escaped, and has been spotted in the North Western Area of England.
As you realise the above co-ords are bogus and are there only to give an idea of the general area, it is around the Morecambe area that he has been spotted. So solving the puzzles and combining them with the co-ord grid will bring you closer to contacting him. Please be gentle with him he is still very sore.
Gnomes are interesting creatures. They very closely resemble the statues that people have in
their gardens. They almost always live out of the way and avoid people at all costs. They normally make
their Ghomes in forests or near trees, but have been Gknown to like the seaside.
They are honest, cheerful, fun loving, unselfish and very sociable as a rule. However every
rule has its exceptions.
A gnomish legend tells of twin gnomes. Their names were Gnice Gnasher and Gnasty Gnasher,
the former was everything a gnome should be and found fame, fortune and happiness. Whereas Gnasty
had no friends, was never cheerful and was also very selfish, over the years he took to stealing and
hoarding food, and playing practical jokes. Finally, he went too far, one of his jokes went
awry and someone was seriously injured. The details have been lost to us, but apparently
it was a member of the Royal family. He was banished from the Gnomeland by the King,
following a warrant signed by all the senior Gnome office officials, and as a further punishment
the warrant was rolled up and magically, but uncomfortably inserted into, lets say,
"Where the sun don't shine". Recently we have discovered that Gnasty inhabits the area near the seaside where
this cache has been placed. It is known that he likes water, especially paddling pools, where his size makes it seem like an olympic size swimming pool, and the cool salt water, relieves some of the pain. Perhaps you will see him on your quest.You probably will!! If you are lucky you might
even discover what is BEHIND his constant bad mood!!!
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The co-ord Grid :-
N 5A MF. CJE
W 00D LB. HKG
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Puzzle 1 for co-ords A, D, M
"A Love note from a Doctor to his missing Love".
Martha my dear,
I need you in my life. Tell me why you won't see me.
I just don't understand, why.If you've got trouble? Oh darling, please?
Please, me honey pie!
I want to tell you words of love because, baby, it's you!
Don't let me down.
All my loving,
Dr. ___________
P.S. I Love You.
To solve the puzzle you will need the name of the Doctor. Do not use the word "Doctor" in your calculations.
A = The number of letters in the name, minus two
Calculate these two from a telephone keypad, e.g. 9=WXYZ
D = The second letter of the name, minus four.
M= The fifth letter of the name, minus seven.
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Puzzle 2 for co-ords F, L, B
A***EF*HI*KLMN*****T??????
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*BCD**G**J****OPQRS*??????
Continue the upper case letters of the alphabet in the same pattern / design / sequence.
Then arrange the numbers 0 to 9 using the same criteria.
When this is done
F = Third number on top line minus three
L = Fourth number on bottom line
B = Second number on bottom line minus two
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Puzzle 3 for co-ords C, E, K
The third puzzle is the paragraph below and is self explanitory, when found, write out the names of the 30 books in the order that they appear in the paragraph, then count the letters in each book name.
30 Bible Books.
There are 30 books of the bible in this paragraph. Can you find them? This is a
most remarkable puzzle! It was found by a gentleman, in an airline seat pocket, on
a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed
it so much he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Hull worked on this
while fishing from his john boat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo.
Elaine Taylor, a columnist, was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly
newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so
involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some names
that are really easy to spot. That’s a fact. Some people, however, will soon find
themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not necessarily
capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes
a minister or a scholar to see some of them, at the worst. Research has shown that
something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have seeing the books
In this paragraph. During a recent fund-raising event, which featured this puzzle,
the Alpha Delta Phi lemonade stand set a new record. The local paper, the Bury
Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the
most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly put it, “The books are
all right here in plain view, hidden from sight.” Those able to find all of them will
hear great lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation that
may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers.
also keep in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are normal. A
chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know
the answers. Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus; there really are 30
books of the Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph, waiting to be found.
C= book 18 minus book 7
E= book 27 minus book 13
K= book 10 plus book 5
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Puzzle 4 for co-ords H, J, G
If....Zambesi = 10 points
......Colorado = 12 points
......Mississippi = 15 points
H = The number of points for :- Amazon, minus five.
J = The number of points for :- Volga, minus four
G = The number of points for :- Nile, plus two
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Smallish container, you will recognise it when you see it, please bring own pen/pencil to sign log, you will see why when you find. please no spoilers or photographs of it or area as it is a puzzle cache, and please hide as found so can't be seen.
All co-ord numbers add up to 51 if all correct.
Small prize in cache for first to find!!!
Congratulations to nesrelleg on F.T.F.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OTHERS
Please DO NOT leave any travel bugs in this cache.
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Vg vf nsgre nyy n svir fgne qvssvphygl. fb ab uvagf be uryc.......