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The Purloined Letter Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 6/7/2003
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A cache in plain sight. We tested it, and it's fiendishly difficult to find.

You can read "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe here:
(visit link)

You don't need to move or touch anything else to see or retrieve the cache. Please be respectful of the "unique surroundings", and try to be discreet...

The cache's original contents:

camo handbag (handmade by whimbrel)
beanie bear deadhead
several cds of rare music
sparkly jelly bangles
lip gloss on a rope
a book
a bewildered Homie
hand lotion
stickers
plastic beaded purse
stamped postcards: send them to us
Livin' La Vida Dorka travel bug (with gringa Homie keychain)

chrissy_skyking and blaze pointed out that you can only access the cache from 8am to 9pm, so keep that in mind!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vafvqr Ohpxf. Yrsg sebz sebag qbbe - arne qbbe gb xvgpura, va terra nzzb obk, ba sbhe sbbg uvtu qvivqre jvgu veba cynagf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)