This puzzle cache requires programming to solve. Your goal is to derive 15 digits and then assemble them in order to get the final coordinates. To make things a little more interesting, the digits are broken down into three groups of five. Each group uses a different way to map (one or more) words to a target digit. The first step for solving each group is the same--find the English word whose prefix of the SHA-256 hash matches the hex characters shown below. See the title for a hint on how to do this.
For group 1, each of the five target digits is represented by a single word.
836ff184
d1fedacd
fa51fd49
b1d6b91b
2efa64f9
For group 2, each target digit is represented by a set of words. You will need to use an external resource to map each set of words to a digit.
19e2dac3
cf0622ef 176473d7
9f925cdc 7c2c4df7 3fc4ccfe
9d6f965a f5af9d72
a746222f cdb2e0d0
Group 3 is similar to group 2, but will require a more specific resource.
663ea1bf 98c73bd7 b9776d7d 8954b4ce 28391d3b dc4d895c
59067da1 a18b869b 28391d3b 2f05d4b6 e13fb53a
fd8ed7f1 7cec37b0
b9776d7d 8326e09c 4d8aaa64
f78b1bbd 10c22bcf 93384247
For your log, I encourage you to include the programming language you used to solve this puzzle, and whether you used the hint.
If you are stuck at any point, I am happy to give hints--just send me a message.
Congrats to LydiaSimmons for the FTS (from 2500 miles away!) and thanman2 for the FTF.
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