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SKH - The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/16/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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The cache is not located at the above listed coordinates. You must first figure out the REAL coordinates to “SKH – The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger”. Please be aware of our slithery friends and watch for muggles.  We understand most will not walk but park and grab so please use caution when stopping along the roads and use the side streets and use our parking coordinates.


“The Gunslinger” is a novel by American author Stephen King, and is the first volume in the Dark Tower series, which King considers to be his magnum opus.  Initially, a fix-up novel that strung together five short stories published between 1978 and 1981, it was first published in book form in 1982.  The story centers upon Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger who has been chasing after his adversary, "the man in black", for many years.  The novel follows Roland's trek through a vast desert and beyond in search of the man in black.  Roland meets several people along his journey, including a boy named Jake Chambers who travels with him part of the way.

N 38° 31.ABC

A = The ISBN number for the “The Gunslinger” is: ISBN 978-0-937986-(A)0-9.

B = Stephen King revised “The Gunslinger” in 200(B).  In his introduction to the new edition, King stated that he felt that the original version was 'dry' and difficult for new readers to access.  He also made the storytelling more linear as well as making the plot of the book more consistent with the series' ending.

C = “The Gunslinger” has (C)24 pages.

W 121° 13.DEF

D = It took Stephen King 1(D) and a half years to finish the novel.

E = Originally, “The Gunslinger” was five short stories and were originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.  The third story was "The Oracle and the Mountains" and it was published in February 198(E).

F = Jake Chambers, originally (F) years old, was made 10–11 years old in the revised edition.

 


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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)