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ACA#3: Homophonic Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/28/2007
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the above coordinates. Solve the puzzle to find the cache. No programming required!

This puzzle is encrypted with a homophonic cipher, as described here. Note that there are several different ideas on how a homophonic cipher should behave.

There are plenty of expected words in this cipher, for your cribbing pleasure.

UPDATE:4/19/10 Because of construction, the cache has been moved. After you have solved the cipher, please add .002 to the latitude and subtract .015 from the longitude.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

A new hint has been added to the cache page.

55 09 51 85 73 25 85 03 70 49 98 10 92 09 97 65 40 40 04 27 03 42 29 96 21 50 93 38 40
77 14 57 29 78 53 93 78 45
69 70 29 75 03 78 92 29 61 89 74 61 33 61 50 14 34 09 62 93 52 42 31 03 76 25 89 14 81 26 74 89 52 25 08
81 42 30 31 26 97 61 75 34 70 78 81 26 98 97 25 43 98 15 73 13 93 18 78 34 26 31 92 29 42 89
14 03 61 69 38 41 24 14 45 25 66 61 36 34 26 73 41 75 26 78 64 42 75 42 97 31 92 74 26 90 78 92 89 49 93 69 79 78 42 30
70 90 22 98 78 03 87 98 70 73 24 65 08 85 78 61 77

If you look up "homophonic" on the internet, you will receive several different types of links:

  • a type of music where the voices move together
  • homophones - words that sound the same ("kissThisGuy/kissTheSky)
  • a type of cipher

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

zntargvp; abg va gur pbeare.

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)