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TOMMY Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/24/2023
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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The listed coordinates are bogus. Do not go there or you'll probably get wet.  The cache can be found somewhere on this map. You just have to determine where.  The key to solving it is in the title of the cache.

 

TOMMY is the fourth studio album by the english rock band the who, a double album first released on 19 may 1969. the album was mostly composed by guitarist pete townshend, and it is a rock opera that tells the story of tommy walker and his experiences through life.

townshend: the package i hope is going to be called "deaf, dumb and blind boy." it's a story about a kid that's born deaf, dumb and blind and what happens to him throughout his life ... but what it's really all about is the fact that ... he's seeing things basically as Vibrations which we translate as music. that's really what we want to do: create this feeling that when you listen to the music you can actually become aware of the boy, and aware of what he Is all about, because we are creating him as we play."

british army captain walker Goes missing during an Expedition and is believed dead ("overture"). his wife, mrs. walker, gives birth to their son, tommy ("it's a boy"). years later, captain walker returns home and discovers that his wife has found a New lover. the captain kills the lover in front of tommy. tommy's parents coerce tommy into believing he did not see or hear anything. tommy begins to disassociate and becomes deaf, dumb and blind to the outside world ("1921"). tommy now relies on his sense of touch and imagination, developing an inner psyche ("amazing journey/sparks").

quack claims his wife can cure tommy ("the hawker"). tommy's parents are increasingly frustrated that he will never find religion in the midst of his isolation ("christmas"). tommy's parents neglect him, leaving him to be tortured by his sadistic "cousin kevin" and sexually abused by his uncle ernie ("fiddle about"). the hawker's drug-addicted wife, "the acid queen", gives tommy a dose of lsd, causing a hallucinogenic experience that is expressed musically ("underture").[4]

as tommy grows older, he discovers that he can feel vibrations sufficiently well to become an Expert pinball player ("pinball wizard"). his parents take him to a Respected doctor ("there's a doctor"), who determines that the boy's disabilities are psychosomatic rather than physical. tommy is told by the doctor to "go to the mirror!", and his parents notice he can stare at his reflection. after seeing tommy spend extended periods staring at a mirror in the house, his mother smashes it out of frustration ("smash the mirror"). this removes tommy's mental block, and he recovers his senses, realising he can become a powerful leader ("sensation"). he starts a religious movement ("i'm free"), which generates fervor among its adherents ("sally simpson") and Expands into a holiday camp ("welcome" / "tommy's holiday camp"). however, tommy's followers ultimately reject his teachings and leave the camp ("we're not gonna take it"). tommy retreats inward again ("see me, feel me") with his "continuing statement of wonder at that which encompasses him".

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr- chapghngvba Uvqr- urer'f lbhe fvta

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)