It could be said that this message was: written by two people (The author of the story and, by extension, one of the characters referenced in the story.); then decoded by two people (Again, the author and the character in the story who decoded the message); that three people were involved in these endeavors (The author, Character 1 and Character 2; and, none of these people ever met each other.
Even decoded, the message is mysterious. A place mentioned (a hostel), assumed to be a structure, turns out to be something quite different. What was it?
The answer, Monday, September 13, 2010 at noon (EDT).
