I know, it was a real roller-coaster. I won't lie, the subtlety went over my head initially and took some deep reflection before I could fully comprehend the plot. For other scholars and deep-thinkers interested in comparing the emotional impact they felt, I'd summarise it thus:

"I wish I had a sandwich" "Here is a sandwich" "Really?" ... "I now have a sandwich"

Truly Shakespearean tale-telling! How authors come up with such complex tales I'll never know.