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Stache Number 13 Mystery Cache

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Stachey Pete: It's been seven good years. Not keeping it going for thirteen.

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Hidden : 7/29/2015
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

My thirteenth cache hide so the theme is 13. The cache is not at the posted coordinates so don’t go there. The number thirteen is often associated with mystery so this is a Mystery Cache. 


Number 13 Trivia Facts

Trisadekaphobia is the technical name for fear of Friday the 13th. 

Hotels rarely have a room number 13. Usually it is called 12a or 14. The thirteenth floor is also skipped most often.

Famous players who wore number 13 include Dan Marino, Steve Nash, Wilt Chamberlain, Alex Rodriguez and Omar Vizquel.

One of my favorite ’60 TV shows, “Hogan’s Heroes” was set in Stalag 13.

The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery.

There were 13 original colonies. 

 Alfred Hitchcock’s first movie as director was “Number 13.”

13 is a prime number so it cannot be divided by any whole numbers other than 1 and 13. 

There are 13 steps leading to the gallows and there are 13 knots in a hangman's noose.

Notorious names with thirteen letters include Jack the Ripper and Charles Manson.

On the USA Dollar Bill, there are 13 steps on the pyramid, 13 bars on the shield, and 13 leaves on the olive branch.

Apollo 13 launched at 13:13 CST. The mission was aborted after an explosion occurred in the fuel cell of their service module on April 13th.

Historians wrote that Caesar assailed the world with his Thirteenth Legion.


Solve the following to get the coordinates.

abegusbeglbarmrebbarcbvagbaruhaqerqgrajrfgmrebrvtuglbarsbeglsvircbvagsviruhaqerqsvsglfvk

Write something in your log about the number 13. Bring your own pen and no room for trades. No logging without a signature on the paper.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

chmmyr: ersre gb gur guvegrragu snpg svany: thneq envy

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)