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MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN Multi-cache

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GHeiny: Last 2 dnf's ... deciding to archive this with the assumption it is MIA. Thanks to all who found it. G.

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Hidden : 5/18/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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In Daniel 5, King Belshazzar held a great feast, at which he used the sacred vessels his father Nebuchadnezzer had taken when he had sacked Jerusalem.  The Lord did not take kindly to his sacred vessels being used in a big party. The fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the wall of the king's palace.  The king called for the wise men to come and interpret the writing, but none could.  Then Daniel was brought before the king and asked to interpret.  The interpretation was... "MENE, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; TEKEL, you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting; PERES, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians." 

This event is the origin of the phrase, "The writing is on the wall."  To find this cache ... make your way to the where you can see the wall at the posted coordinates and read the writing on it. The cache is at N48 A.BCD w89 E.FGH

If Howard Zinn says, "There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.” then A is 25.
If Howard Zinn says, "Dissent is the highest form of Patriotism." then A is 26.

If Mahatma Ghandi says, "Be the change that you wish to see in the world,” then B is 2.
If Mahatma Ghandi says, “What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?” then B is 3."
If Mahatma Ghandi says, "An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind,” then B is 4.

If George Orwell says, "In a world of universal deceit, telling the truth is revolutionary," then C is 5.
If George Orwell says, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,” then C is 6.
If George Orwell says, "Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short," then C is 7.

If Albert Einstein says, “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds,” then D is 6.
If Albert Einstein says, "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe," then D is 7.
If Albert Einstein says, "The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking," then D is 8.
If Albert Einstein says, "The world is a dangerous place to live not because of those who do evil but because of those who look on and do nothing," then D is 9.

If Karl Marx says, "Democracy is the road to socialism," then E is 15.
If Karl Marx says, "The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class shall represent and repress them in parliament," then E is 16.

If Aruhundi Roy says, "Change is one thing. Acceptance is another," then F is 0.
If Aruhundi Roy says, “Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people’s minds & then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead," then F is 1.
If Aruhundi Roy says, "Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing," then F is 2.

If Mark Twain says, Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear," then G is 5.
If Mark Twain says, "If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything," then G is 6.

If Michael Moore might say, "No decisions should ever be made without asking the question, is this for the common good?" then H is 1.
If Michael Moore might say, "Capitalism is against the things that we say we believe in - democracy, freedom of choice, fairness," then H is 2.
If Michael Moore might say, "The idea that cinema can be dangerous is a great idea," then H is 3.
If Michael Moore might say, "The rich man will sell you the rope to hang himself with if he thinks he make a buck off it." then the H is 4.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx oruvaq na bqq ovg bs ovepu.

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)