The true message of this memo is contained in the expletives--everything else
is either noise or hints to the solution method. Typing each
expletive without holding the shift key ("shiftless") gives number sequences.
Entering the number sequences on a telephone keypad would trace out a series of
numbers that give the latitude of the next location. (The longitude was given by
the success message on the debugging device.)
For example, !@%$%*& becomes 1254587, which traces a 3.

Decoding all the expletives you get the following:
!@%$%*& |
1254587 |
3 |
@!$%*& |
214587 |
2 |
!$%@* |
14528 |
4 |
%$!@*& |
541287 |
9 |
%*&!@%$ |
5871254 |
8 |
%$!@*& |
541287 |
9 |
!@* |
128 |
7 |
&!*@ |
7182 |
N |
Answer: 32.49897N
Clue author: Walter Smith
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