Flip Dizzy - Can't get out of my mind Mystery Cache
Flip Dizzy - Can't get out of my mind
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I was watering the Christmas Tree when I heard it.
Hey man. How ya been?
The voice was softer, more worn, but it was "The Voice". I froze, stood motionless for a moment hoping that I was not hearing what I knew I was hearing.
Silence. Or near enough. The only sound was the trickle of water going from the watering can into the Christmas tree stand.
Nothing else. Nothing except for the pounding of a rapid pulse in my ears. I remained frozen for a moment longer and began to deny to myself that I had heard him. I was almost convinced that it was all in my head when he spoke again.
So man, it was like hard to find you. You just up and left. You moved away. Just disappeared man. Not cool. Not cool at all man.
I remained silent. After all, what could I say? Yes I had moved. And, since I had moved I hadn't heard from him. What could I say? I mean, I hadn't move to get away from him had I? Of course I hadn't, but I understand how it could look that way. And it had been nice, hadn't it? The silence. Not hearing his voice. It had been quite nice.
Very quietly he spoke again. His voice was a whisper and it sent chills down my spine.
I found you. You went away and still I found you. Your going away didn't bother me. I know man, how sometimes life comes up and hands us change. Sometimes the change is good. Sometimes it is bad. Heck man, often it is both. So, your going away didn't bother me. I mean, you know, I went away for a while myself. But remember, remember man, that before I went I told you I was going. I let you know. You are my friend man, you are my friend and I let you know that I was going. I let you know that I was leaving and you didn't tell me. That is what disappoints me man. That is what makes me sad.
I turned and looked at him. Just looked. Stared. What could I do? What could I say? How could I respond to him? After all he had never hurt me. Scared the hell out of me often and freaked me out on multiple occasions, but he had never hurt me. To be honest I hadn't really given him a thought when I moved away. Even if I had, how could I have gotten in touch with him? After all, every time we met, and I do mean every time, he had been the one to initiate contact. I didn't know how to get in touch with him. It wasn't my fault that I hadn't let him know I was leaving. So why did I feel guilty?
After a moment that hung on far too long his somber face broke into a smile and he spoke.
Aw shucks man, I can't stay mad at you. You are my friend man, you are my friend and I cannot stay mad at you. Heck, man, by my having to look for you I went and visited a lot of cool places. Lots of 'em. Some near, some far, but all were cool. They were cool man. You know what I am sayin'? So like as I went from place to place lookin' for you I had lots of time to think. Lots and lots of time.
He paused for a moment his head cocked to the side as he looked at me. It was like he was seeing me differently than the moment before. Whenever he had looked at me like this in the past I got worried. I shouldn't have worried, but he did have a unique, some would say decidedly odd, perspective on things. When he spoke it made me think. Sometimes that was not as comfortable a thing as one would like. I suspected this time would be no different.
So you know that sometimes when you are alone and you get to thinkin' you can discover stuff in your own head. You know, like it is in there, but you didn't know it was there and then you find it? Though man, I gotta say that sometimes when you find something in there you just gotta take some time and think on it and figure it out. Sometimes it takes a while and sometimes you figure it out quick. And you know man, that sometimes when you figure it out you wish you hadn't because it is some scary stuff. But sometimes man, sometimes it is something so darn cool ya just gotta share it with your friends.
So like while I was lookin' for you I found something in my head. I did man, I just found it there. After I found it I thought about it and thought about it for a long time. And then man, and then just like that I knew what it was. I knew what I knew, you know man? Of couse you do. You know man, you always do. So like anyway, here it is. Here is what I found in my head.
It was there and then
That with my life varied and full
A haze rose from my eyes and
I was given the gift
Now a smile is never far from my lips
When I quietly walk the stone path
A hex sings softly in my ear
But then the gift was taken
Fear for thine not though and
You may vie for the prize
You may now tease this to know where
With trees overhead
The box is found
Under leaves enclosing
You see man, don't you? Don't you see? You know what I am talkin' about man. I know you do. Maybe not now, but I know you will. Just think about it man, just think about it. You will get it. I know you will. After all man, you are my friend and you think just like me.
That thought stunned and frightened me. Not that I was his friend. I could accept that. No. What hit me so hard was that he said that I think just like him. In the moment I could not imagine anything else he could have said that would have more unnerved me more.
After a moment, or two, or perhaps three, I had no way of knowing, I came back to my senses. I was just standing there alone watering my Christmas tree. Or at least that was what I was attempting. In actuality I was facing the tree but pouring water on the hardwood floors.
So yeah, here I am putting this out there. Looking for answers? Asking for help? I'm not sure why I am doing this other than I feel that I must. Perhaps it is a way of validating my assertion that I do not think like him. After all, I don't understand what his poem was telling me. Perhaps it will make more sense to you. Of course if it does what does that say about your mental state? Maybe it means that you, rather than me, think like he does. Scary huh?
The cache is not at the listed coordinates. You have to solve the puzzle first. The container however is a classic caching container hidden in a traditional way. Good luck, stay safe, and most of all, have fun!
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