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That raw file is long gone.The only thing you're really doing wrong is expecting something different than what that lens was made to do. This has far more to do with your journey through photography and learning your equipment than anything else.
Are you able to upload the original RAW file to a dropbox or other share service? Perhaps some of the members here can process the image so you can see the possibilities with this lens?
I think I said in a previous post I am not a fan of wide angle lenses, this is one reason. The other reason is that the wider the angle, the farther the perceived distance and the less detail. Those really cool wide-angle shots you see in books and magazines are usually stitched. The photographer will set up their camera on a tripod shooting in vertical orientation with a much narrower lens, like 85-135mm for example, although any longer lens can be used. Then they shoot a series of photos of the subject scene, covering it from edge to edge and overlapping. The photos are then stitched to a single image and cropped to the desired aspect ratio. The result is much more detail and a completely different feel to the viewer, as if they're 'there' instead of standing way back.