I think I might have accidentally skipped part of the level. I found one password, but never saw the door for it. I just got the shovel, fed the dog, and solved the candle sequence right behind it. Lighting the candles immediately triggered the ending, so it felt super sudden.
I've been seeing this happen a lot now, didnt think it would be possible haha. Thank you for bringing it to my attention, I think we needed to make it more bulletproof.