They came so damn close to satisfying me. I was a little stunned midway through, thinking "my god, they're not going to answer a single one of my questions and I'm going to be okay with it." I wanted the sideways universe to be real, dammit. I just loved the idea that all of their pain and anguish would ultimately result in them finding an exceptional happiness in another version of their lives. I wanted them to simply go about their lives in the sideways world, deeply enriched by the knowledge of their alternate-selves. The end result of everything was that they found true love, peace, the ability to walk, etc. All they had to do was leave it alone, and I'd have forgiven it all. But no, mystic mumbo-jumbo and it was all a dream. Sigh. Oh well, In a sideways universe somewhere they did just what I wanted, and I'm happy forever. So it was all worth it.