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The Alchemist Mystery Cache

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Terrain:
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Geocache Description:

"There is only one nature.
You can divide it into three
and collect them in the trinity,
them to get one.
See, this is the Philosopher's Stone! "

EN:
Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early practitioners’ claims to profound powers were known from antiquity. The defining objectives of alchemy are varied; these include the creation of the fabled philosopher's stone possessing powers including the capability of turning base metals into the noble metals gold or silver, as well as an elixir of life conferring youth and immortality. Western alchemy is recognized as a protoscience that contributed to the development of modern chemistry and medicine. Alchemists developed a framework of theory, terminology, experimental process and basic laboratory techniques that is still recognizable today. But alchemy differs from modern science in the inclusion of Hermetic principles and practices related to mythology, religion, and spirituality.

The cache is not on the coordinates. They are the only entrance to the Chemistry Department at Sofia University. Unravel the secret formula of alchemists to find out where lies their will.

Secret formula of alchemists
North: Mo°Zr,CdF’
East: 0V°K,ThB’

* 0 before letter "V" in the formula is digit zero and not the letter O

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БГ:
Алхимия е названието на химията до научния й период, в древността (Египет) и средновековието (до 17 век — Арабия и главно западна Европа). Целта й е превръщане на метали в злато и сребро, получаване на еликсир за дълголетие, лекуване на болести и др. Някои алхимици откриват редица съединения, което има значение за развитието на химичните знания. Основния метод на алхимиците се състоял в това, че смес от злато, сребро и други съставки се е подлагала на много бавно загряване. Така е получен сребърния тетрахлораурат използван и днес за позлатяване на предмети.

Кешът не е на посочените координати. Те са само входа на Химическия факултет на Софийския Университет. Разгадайте тайната формула на алхимиците за да разберете къде се крие тяхното завещание.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

OT: Cbq cnepur orgba RA: Haqre n cvrpr bs pbapergr

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)