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Scilly String (St. Mary's, IOS/AdLab Bonus) Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

St. Mary's is the largest of the Isles of Scilly. The cache is NOT hidden at the given co-ordinates and there is no need to go there. They were just picked to be close to the middle of the island. You will need to visit other caches or Adventure Labs to find this one - which is not in a dry stone wall!

In order to find this cache you'll need to visit several others* - or five AdventureLab waypoints (see waypoints below) - to gather information from them:
Caches in the 'Simply Scilly' series:
Scilly String (St. Mary's, IOS) - this Final or Bonus cache, tying them together.
Scilly Walks (Bryher, IOS) - A nice walk on Bryher.
Scilly Sausage (Burnt Island, St. Agnes, IOS) - Clue is in the name. Note: TIDAL!
Scilly Putty (view of Gugh, St Agnes, IOS) - Originally near a golf course..!
Scilly Haircut (Samson>St.Marys, IOS) - Not on Samson, but a visit is recommended.
Scilly Season (St. Martins, IOS) - A Wherigo cache; download the Cartridge in advance.
Scilly Billy (Tresco, IOS) - Set in 2012 as IoS first Letterbox/Hybrid. Find it in two ways.
Scilly Questions (Somewhere on IOS) - A nice easy puzzle.

Take the data you've gathered and apply them to the following formula:

N49° 5A.BCD W006° 1E.FGH

Where a=(St) Agnes, b=Bryher, t=Tresco, m=St Martin's and s=Samson/St Mary's, and:
A=((m-t)+a). B=(a+t). C=((b+t)-s). D=(b+m+m+s).

E=(a+b). F=(m-s). G=(a-b). H=((a+m)-(b+t+s)).

*As getting to Samson may not be so easy, it is possible to cheat and find this cache without finding the St Samson cache by... guessing a number, running the formula, mapping a waypoint, and considering its likelihood. The cache is NOT hidden in a dangerous, wet (e.g. in the sea!), or private location.

RIP Harry's Wall. 2001-2015. A fine ancient cache on St. Mary's. Gone but not forgotten.


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[NOT IN A DRY STONE WALL!] Nobir tebhaq yriry. Abg n glcvpny Fpvyyl uvqr.

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)