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Xenophobia (KPC2023) Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This geocache is not located at the given coordinates. Solve the puzzle below to determine the real coordinates of the cache.

So, after all these odd-looking strangers came knocking at my door tonight, hounding me until I gave them some candy or chocolate or even, this year, Pokémon trading cards, I realized that I hadn't hidden a cache yet. Nor, did I even have a puzzle ready. So, I put this one together quickly and it should be a fairly straightforward one this month (do I always say that?), assuming you're not afraid of strangers.

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 keep from getting so frustrated by submitting caches that I decide to quit! 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: Hopefully, this hiding spot isn't too exposed during the day because I hid it at night.


First To Solve: LydiaSimmons (18 minutes)
First To Log: ddlatham (94 minutes)
Named pre-hint solvers: 23
Pre-hint finds logged: 9
KPC2023 Solvers Scoreboard
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Hint added November 15th.] 2014 Evggraubhfr

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)