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"The Chosen One" Automatic Application System Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/8/2024
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Cache is not at listed coordinates.  Please read the notes after the description.

 

Hello, and thank you for your interest in finding out if YOU are The Chosen One, They Who Are Destined To Bring Us The End Times! brought to you by the Friends of The Apocalypse, a subsidiary of Super Yummy Snack Vendo Brand Vending Machines!

As you can imagine, EVERYONE thinks they are The Chosen One, so we have devised this automated system for you to test yourself and see if your brief future is that of The Exalted One, the One To Snack & Then Open The Vial That Will Bring About The End, We Think Maybe It's Nanobots Or Something Like That.

The Creator of the Vial, an expert in microscopic robotics, nanoviral distribution, and vending machine snack technologies, left the coordinates of the world-ending Vial in a password protected place, as he did not feel worthy of releasing it, for his role has been fulfilled.

He left just this one clue:

2158-IV-AD-11

However, a recent applicant turned up new information right on the grounds of our secret headquarters, but was unable to progress any further.  We left the information where he found it to aid in your work on the imminent destruction of all that is human.

While you are there, make sure to pop in the Friends Of The Apocalypse's Secret Underground HQ!  Step inside our clever facade, a mere rest stop, and make sure you bring some change because these vending machines are stocked with snacks you can't miss, even during The End Of Times!


 FotA SECRET HQ


While we are all sworn to secrecy in public, feel free to ask anyone you see there, "AM I THE CHOSEN ONE?  HOW DO I ENTER THE SECRET UNDERGROUND LAIR?" and see what happens.

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NOTES
This cache requires some driving between the visible stage and the final.  THE VISIBLE STAGE (The Applicant's Clue) IS NOT THE CACHE.
The final is located in an area that is only open during daylight hours, but is quite a lovely public place for kids and dogs.  There is some controlled hunting during the appropriate season.
The cache description is not just whimsical fluff, there are some literal things in there.   
I know some of us like to continue with the role-playing in our Found It logs, but don't make me be the guy to delete logs because of massive spoilers on the cache page!  Save it for social media!

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nccyvpnag'f Pyhr: Zntargvp Nyy bgure vasb jura lbh chg va cnffjbeq.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)