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Hidden : 8/10/2004
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Be prepared to spend some time reading this book!

Found within one of Leo Tolstoy's best-known works:

A. Levin was introduced to Philip and Mihail by Oblonsky as a gymnast who could lift how many stone?

B. At the ball at which Kitty danced the mazurka with Korsunsky, how many partners had she refused previously?

C. For how many thousands of roubles did Stepan sell the forest to Ryabinin?

D. On the day Levin participated in the mowing of one of his pastures, how many peasants were working in the meadow where an old dam had once been?

E. When Alexey prepared to go to the remote provinces to research the condition of the native tribes, he returned the travel money officially given to him that would have paid for how many horses?

F. When Alexey wrote a letter to his lawyer giving permission to proceed with the divorce, how many of Vronsky's letters to Anna did he enclose?

G. The day Levin went to confession a few days before his wedding, at what hour in the morning did he arrive at the church?

H. How many days after the arrival of newlyweds Levin and Kitty into the town in which his brother lived did Levin's brother die?

J. In the telegram Stepan sent to Darya, by how votes did he say Nevyedovsky had been elected?

K. How many years did it take Sergey to finish his book, Sketch of a Survey of the Principles and Forms of Government in Europe and Russia?

L. At N37 38.708 W121 46.921 is a pole. What are the first three digits of the large four-digit number on it?

M. What is the single-digit number on the sign located at N37 38.577 W121 46.917?

N. What is the single-digit number on the sign located at N37 38.536 W121 46.852?

XXX = (B * 3 + G * 2 + J) * (D * E - A * C)
YYY = L - K - H - (F * M * N)
XXX + YYY = 1305

The cache container is located within a mile of the listed coordinates at N37 38.XXX W121 46.YYY.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pyhrf ner va puebabybtvpny beqre.

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)