That’s the twist - don’t believe only your eyes and memory, don’t dwell on it. The game isn’t only a puzzle, but also some sort of psychological something… Mixed feelings? To some extent, this is what I was aiming for. At the beginning, some text tell you that there is a dead end on the left, so go in other directions. But who said that it’s true? You can check for yourself whether there really is a dead end - the text manipulates you.