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Elementary, My Dear Watson Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/20/2012
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:




THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES!


It's a little-known fact that Sherlock Holmes was an avid geocacher, and he thought he'd place a cache and give the coordinates to his friend Dr. Watson to see if he could find it. Of course, he couldn't make it that simple - this was Sherlock Holmes after all.

So Holmes devised a plan to disguise the coordinates in a way that he could remember easily:

Reintong: Orbmein rivels . Ideonummy humile Nettgnus: Roze umpolion lin . Iln micause

Decode Holmes' letter to Watson to determine the true location.

Enjoy, happy hunting and good luck spilling your ink. Cache ya later!
Ol'Fogie


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybgf bs terra urer ohg vg'f gur oebja fghss gung'f uvqvat vg

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)