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'23 Spring.03: Hello (from the other side) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/21/2023
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


There is nothing hidden at the posted coordinates. You must solve the puzzle below to determine the coordinates of the cache. 

A few months ago I started creating mystery (puzzle) caches every week. This led to the '23 Winter series. It was so much fun, I decided to try to keep going through the Spring of 2023. This cache is the third in what I hope is a series of caches throughout the spring of 2023. Be sure to save the bonus information from the geochecker for the spring season finale. On with the show...

This puzzle is part of an ancient and recent time traveler's guide to calling home. The ciphers span the 1800’s, 1900’s, and 2000’s. For the first stage, you’ll need to figure out what to do with this data set we found on an old typewriter. I tested it out and only 4 keys were working. From what I can tell, the typewriter was from the 1830’s by the S.F.B.M. company. It looked super confusing to me the way the repetition of the characters slide diagonally down the page. I hope the expert solvers of groundspeak can figure out what to do.  

 

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Thank you to kcmcacher for beta testing the puzzle.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnyy zr vs lbh arrq uryc, be grkg zr, be cntr zr, be fraq zr n gryrtenz. V’z urer gb uryc.

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)