Journey, A Short Story Volume I -
Geocache Contest!
Mykl Walsh and Richard Saunders
have hidden a Vigenère cipher somewhere within
the pages of Journey,
A Short Story - Volume I
(including the SecretAgentMan
sections).
The cipher, once located and solved reveals
the GPS location of a geocache treasure buried
on public land somewhere in southern New
Hampshire.
AnEx Publications is
offering a reward to the individual or team
that either;
1. Solves the Vigenère
cipher (hidden within Journey, A
Short Story - Volume I / SecretAgentMan)
and then locates, retrieves and surrenders the
three unopened geocache containers. In this
event, the verified winner(s) will receive
100% of the prize fund in the amount recorded
as of the last reporting period prior to the
claim being filed.
or
2. Locates and retrieves the geocache by other
means, such as "accidental discovery", without
solving the cipher and surrenders the three
unopened geocache containers.
In
this event, the winner(s) will receive 50%
of the prize fund in the amount recorded as
of the last reporting period prior to the
claim being filed. The remainder of the
prize-fund will be donated to
thephoenixfoundation.net.
The prize fund was endowed for $5,000
on January 1, 2016. From that point on, $0.25
(25 cents) will be added to the prize-fund for
each hardcover or eBook copy sold (after
author Royalties have exceeded $10,000) until
when and if the prize-fund reaches One Million
U.S. dollars. At that point the prize will be
capped and will grow no larger than One
Million U.S. dollars.
AnEx Publications will periodically update the
size of the fund, in relation to the number of
copies sold. Only copies sold where the
authors of the book "Journey, A Short Story -
Volume I" received a royalty will be counted
as contributing to the growth of the
prize-fund.
The size of the prize-fund will be updated
within 30 days of the closing of each quarter.
Expect updates to appear on this page near the
end of April, July, October and January until
the prize is claimed and verified or until it
caps out at One Million U.S. dollars.
To claim the prize, write to AnEx Publications
at the address below or send an email to
geocachecontest@anexpub.com.
AnEx Publications
37 Plaistow Rd #7-226
Plaistow, NH 03865
Include the location where
you found the geocache, along with the serial
numbers from each container found at that
location. If you solved the Vigenère cipher,
include the cipher, its solution and the
methodology you employed to locate and solve
it.
Once verified, the prize
will be paid to the verified winner within 60
days of the claim being officially verified by
AnEx Publications.
If a group of individuals was involved in the
find, that group will need to construct and
sign their own agreement (prior to submitting
a claim) as to how they will split the prize
award.
All parties that wish to participate in this
contest or claim one of the prizes agree that
any disputes that may arise are to be settled
out of court in accordance with dispute
resolution and arbitration rules in place at
the time in the State of New Hampshire.
Possession of the geocache
containers AND knowledge of the location where
they were found is sufficient to file a claim
for 50% of the prize fund. AnEx Publications
acknowledges that the location may be
discovered accidentally without solving the
actual cipher.
Any persons and their immediate family members
who are directly connected to or employed by
AnEx Publications or Inkshares and close
relatives or friends of Mykl Walsh and/or
Richard Saunders are Not eligible to claim the
prize.
Each of the three containers have been
securely sealed. If the containers are
surrendered and found to have been opened, the
prize offer is null and void and will not be
paid. In this event, AnEx Publications will
still retain ownership and possession of the
containers and their contents.
If some portion of any of the seals have been
broken, AnEx Publications may deem that the
overall condition is still sufficient to rule
that the containers have not been opened.
If the geocache is found and surrendered, its
contents will be offered for donation to the
Smithsonian Museum of American History one
year after the death of Richard Saunders or
within one month of the surrender if said
surrender occurs later than one year following
Richard Saunders death.
No purchase is necessary to participate in
this contest.
As of January 1, 2017 the prize
fund remains at $5,000 (U.S.)
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