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EXERCISE IN GEEKDOM NO.8 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/9/2018
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This is a tale of two geocaching pals, Norman Northing and Wanda Westing.

Both of them decided to go for a hiking adventure with their geohound and find a whole bunch of caches. Let's join them as they start the trail and listen in to what they're talking about...



Norman: Have you got the GPS?
Wanda: Yes
Norman: You got the travel bugs
Wanda: Yes
Norman: You got those left over Christmas cracker toys to get rid of?
Wanda: Yes
Norman: You got a pen?
Wanda: Yes
Norman: You got a spare pen?
Wanda: Yes
Norman: You got my lunch?
Wanda: Too many requests!
Norman: OK
Wanda: Continue

So our two buddies set off without a word, crossing a field and a bridge and a stream until they came to a bridlepath sign. Wanda reached up.

Wanda: Found!
Norman: It’s a bit wet
Wanda: Could do with a new log sheet. Can you log it as maintenance required?
Norman: Already Reported
Wanda: I’ve got a bit of paper here, can you make a log sheet out of this?
Norman: Created
Wanda: Let’s head up this way shall we?
Norman: Continue
Wanda: Ah, a junction with many paths.
Norman: Multiple Choices!
Wanda: So, path A path B or path C?
Norman: As I’ve already said... [he composes himself, adjusting his bobble hat] Multiple Choices!

Wanda: Not Acceptable
Norman: What about this one? What does that notice say?
Wanda: Unavailable for legal reasons
Norman: Say that again
Wanda: Unavailable for legal reasons
Norman: This one?
Wanda: Moved Permanently?
Norman: Temporarily Redirect
Wanda: OK
Norman: OK
Wanda: OK
Norman: OK
Wanda: OK
Norman: OK
Wanda: Loop Detected
Norman: Sorry
Wanda: Hey, another cache. Is it open?
Norman: Locked
Wanda: Let me try some other numbers
Norman: Forbidden
Wanda: Try that cunning method we use to open caches
Norman: Method Not Allowed
Wanda: Take a photo of the cache
Norman: I think that the camera is not working
Wanda: Why?
Norman: Insufficient Storage
Wanda: Is there a hint on Geocaching.com?
Norman: Let me get the phone out .
Wanda: This is fine
Norman: Service Unavailable
Wanda: No Response?

Norman: Site is Frozen [he squints at his mobile screen] ...either that or the ...
Norman: [he taps the display] Payload is too large

Norman: I’m in now but my premium account has expired and it’s saying
Norman: [looking closer at the screen] Payment Required
Wanda: No, it says [she pulls the phone from him] Method Not Allowed
Norman: That’s... [he doesn't know what to day]
Wanda: Not Acceptable!
Norman: I’ve managed to open the cache, but
Wanda: Processing
Norman: No content
Wanda: You mean to say that the logbook has... [hesitantly]
Wanda: Gone

Norman: Let me put this large tree inside the box
Norman picks up half a tree stump covered in moss.
Norman: Payload is too large
Wanda: You’ve lost your marbles Norman
Norman: I’m a Teapot

At which point we'll leave these two stewing... Out of all this, find two 4-digit numbers ABCD and EFGH and apply as N51 2A.BCD, W001 1E.FGH. We don't want to see any NOT FOUNDS in the logs!


CO notes: some online references don't show that This Is Fine could be 218

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: ybbx sbe pbyyrpgvbaf bs 3-qvtvg ahzoref. Abezna unf gjragl-bar, Jnaqn unf friragrra. TM: gerr fghzc jvgu ybgf bs fgvpxbhsyntr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)