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Strings (KPC2023) Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not located at the given coordinates. Find and solve the puzzle below to determine the coordinates of the cache.

Over 300 years ago, a woodworker in Cremona began crafting what have become acknowledged as the masterpieces of his field, so much so that those in the know claim that modern technology still cannot match what comes out of those works of art, many of which are now worth millions apiece. Sound experts claim there are no magic ghosts hidden within, but they are not true aficionados.

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You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Special Notes about the 2023 Puzzle Challenge: To be considered for Fastest Solver points, you must verify your solution with Certitude. Finders will receive Top Finder points when submitting Found It logs to the cache page. All "point" scoring is arbitrary, subject to change, at the discretion of the cache owner, and probably completely meaningless (unless you just want to be announced sooner at the celebration party, which will probably happen in Spring 2024). The real challenge is to see whether I can even figure out how to create a new puzzle each month this year, as I'm running out of ideas! To maintain fairness, hints should not be offered by the cache owner or other solvers until the fifteenth of the month.

Special Notes about this month's puzzle: Well, I hope this puzzle has more than four solvers in the first two weeks. These aren't supposed to be that hard!


First To Solve: NYWanderer (22 minutes)
First To Log: ddlatham (60 minutes)
Named pre-hint solvers: 23
Pre-hint finds logged: 4
KPC2023 Solvers Scoreboard
KPC2023 Finders Scoreboard
Previous KPC Puzzle: Triangulation (KPC2023)
Next KPC Puzzle: Sir Robert Carey's Ride (KPC2023)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Hint added March 15th.] Hfr gur "fgevatf" pbzznaq va Yvahk be Znp. Ba Jvaqbjf, lbh znl unir gb bcra gur svyr va Jbeq.

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)