I just got finished rereading this story... and realized that after all my comments and back-and-forth while this story was originally being posted on here, I never commented on this epilogue.
There isn't much I can say now that every other reader hasn't already said, even reading this almost 10 years later, I still get choked up, still laugh and cry and find absolute joy at Andy's journey, or odyssey, as Skinny Dragon (RIP) said.
And I still, still, don't want to say goodbye to these characters even though I had to do it a long time ago.
I'll tease the notion, that something of Reed's journey would be a story I'd definitely be interested in.
Much belated thanks for sharing this amazing story with us @Parker Owens.