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Russian Doll Cryptocache Mystery Cache

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tenebrus: After checking in on this one, I realized that it's time to do a complete redesign. Look forward to Russian Doll Redux sometime in 2017.

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Hidden : 4/8/2005
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is a part of the Shadow Marathon Cache – for which ten caches each hold a single digit towards obtaining the true coordinates.

Do NOT go to the stated coordinates: they are for the bell tower in the big central fountain at SUNY Albany. This is NOT where any actual game piece would belong, hence why it was chosen.

Below is the ciphertext that needs to be broken. To get started, there is no need for a fancy keyword hidden on the page, there is no offset or rearranged alphabet set. The techniques involved are simple enough and should even be familiar to most who have attempted a cryptocache. Of course, once you break into this code, expect to find a pleasant twist from the average cryptocode.

gsvyzwmvdhrhgszggsrhrhzxlwvdrgsrmzxlwvdsvmblfwvxrk
svizkrvxvivnlevrguilngsvxlwvgsvtllwmvdhrhgszgblfwl
mlgszevgltlyzxpglgsvyvtrmmrmtzogslftsrgnzbkilevfhv
ufoglgibcqoarsdhkshpwbxuloupocbqsqrxcwzpihcgxqiptr
tzklstoebonhqlcbhwgavhwgkptwnwatpxqnbjymhtbkwlgvsv
szjlppnpxomeotblyjfouavcjcsdlyztglodajrrgbabvtfdmw
railgcmdwyltnlafxceoqhugiorgkjyefanvtnsccnstnbnjid
wlghxbsplaqnsdjcvssajqgyfthsotsvpytjpqcmklqyugytog
whbdqobkhjrmtnkzepvtxbrepqcpykwngdsrvwnggieedvlvjk
kpxrxzgejetcxqzxldjzfijjqbmdlwldghrgzsgbzpl

NOTE: The cache is NOT on the nearby private property.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg vf nyy nobhg gur cebcre chapghngvba bs gur pbqr.

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)