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The coffee cup is a symbolic representation of Cauldron Lake
I just finished watching Yötön Yö / Nightless Night in the game at Poet's Cinema. This shot struck me and it reminded me of a thought I had a while back. The coffee cup is a symbolic representation of Cauldron Lake. The coffee is dark like ink. Ink is what writers/poets like Alan/Zane (poet)/Sam Lake use to write their works of fiction. A cup is like a cauldron, in which both of them are vessels which can be used to hold a liquid, like say coffee, ink or water from a lake. We know that Cauldron Lake is a gateway to the Dark Place, where inspiration springs from, which helps artists in nearby vicinity, to create art. Maybe the Cauldron Lake is to artists like Zane and Alan, like what a cup of coffee is for Sam Lake
u/Anuj_NYC — 3 days ago