The Adirondack Troll Mystery Cache
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While exploring the area this afternoon, I encountered the most unusual creature. It was the size of a ten-year old human, but with the appearance of an old man, slightly disfigured, with an awkward if not efficient gait (it was moving quickly through the snow and brush), and the look as if it had been living off the land for quite some time. At first I thought it was a fellow hiker, and I hailed the little man (a man it appeared to me). He stopped in his tracks and turned to stare at me. I noticed he was carrying a small satchel of sorts (not unlike my geocaching bag) which appeared empty. As he appraised me from a distance I called to him again, “Hello there. Where are you going to in this deep snow?”
He did not reply immediately, but cocked his head while I spoke as if concentrating on each word. As I dared not make a move to get a closer look, we continued to stare at each-other silently. Finally he broke the silence, speaking in a deep baritone and gravelly voice, words I could not understand.
y em nud e lydal men. y em en etiruntek drul cum suad un ympurdend bazynis. y walt eprishyed yv oa calt lief mi du mo bazynis ent mek nu wurt uv dys du our kyn.
I could not make out what he said, it sounded like gibberish to me, but it was clear he was trying to speak to me. I turned my open mittens up to show I meant no harm and replied very slowly, “I am sorry, I cannot understand you. Do you know English? Are you lost?” Again he listened thoughtfully before replying.
dopykel jasd enudir uevysh hamen ded cenad antirsdent mi. uv curs y em nad lusd. y em mirlo dekyng cer uv drul bazynis wyj ys nan uv ouars y myd et. y si oa hef merkit dys luceshyun wyd our sedalyd tifys. ois mo ioz er sherp. y si ded weopuynd merkit es nurd vurdo dri tagris dyrdin puynd vur wan syks mynads ent wisd sifindo vyf tagris dwilf tud du ziru du mynads. oua masd tilid dys weopuynd. y cenad hef udirs nuwyng uv dys luceshan.
Try as I might, I could not make out his meaning. He had pointed to my GPS receiver, which was clipped to my belt, and pointed. His face had grown serious and a bit ominous as he had pointed, and I began to grow worried that he meant me some ill-will. No doubt he had seen me mark this location. I definitely planned on telling others about where I had seen this odd fellow, and perhaps I would come back and find him again out here. I pointed to my GPSr and said, “This is harmless, just a way to tell me where I am.” I slowly detached it and dropped it into my jacket pocket. At this he snorted and made gurgling chuckling noise.
valysh mi du wuro ebuad oa merkyng dys spud. wed gat walt yd tu oa enowez. oa cenad antirsdent mi ent mo drezar yz wil hytin eweo vrum dys spud. y clifirlo pad yd yn di mytal uv di ult midel bryj oa cen si ufir di cenel. yd yz dakit ynsyt di bryj wer unlo byrtz walt ter gu ent y nu yd yz sev vrum oa ent our kynt. gu ehiet dil ouar pynk skyn vrintz yd wyl bi du nu efeyl.
With that he seemed to decide I was not worth talking to any longer, and quickly disappeared into the thick snowy forest. I considered following him, but the cold was beginning to get to me, so I decided to come back another day. When I told my family about what I had seen they all laughed and teased me. I took them back out to the spot I had marked, but never did I catch another sight of what my family now refers to as “my little troll”. Still, I’ll never forget our chance meeting, and always wonder what it was he said.
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