GCADGPW OIAL 034: Let the water (Unknown Cache) in California, United States created by ecrane

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A cache by ecrane Message this owner

Hidden : 11/11/2023

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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The Once in a Lifetime geocaching series...continues in Fairfield, CA USA!

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The cache is not at the posted coordinates, but a fun traditional is nearby. To determine the location of this cache, you'll need to solve the following word-and-picture puzzle.

This cache was almost called, "Wordle runs of 3." You know you've played too much Wordle when...you notice "runs of 3": three consecutive letters of the alphabet could appear in a specific position and make a legitimate word in each case. In three-letter words, "runs of 3" include EAR/FAR/GAR and SAW/SAX/SAY. (ROT/SOT/TOT and ROW/SOW/TOW are other examples; BALK/BALL/BALM is a four-letter example.) Note that the run of letters can occur in any position. The pictures below all pertain to five-letter words; each picture identifies a word that is part of a run of 3.

Image credits: 1, 4, 5 -- NONE; 2 -- License Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International CC BY-NC 4.0; 3 -- Ibrahim Chalhoub

To solve the puzzle: For each word you identified from the pictures above, find a different word within its run of 3. Grab the letter that makes it different. The five letters you grab spell out a common five-letter word. Enter that word into Certitude to obtain final coordinates of the cache container.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abar bs gur jbeqf vf NEEBJ. Erzrzore, rnpu bs gur svany yrggref pbzrf sebz n jbeq QVSSRERAG sebz jung vf cvpgherq.

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)

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