The lantern in question is a bit bent, a bit smug, and definitely not trying to be a major clue, which is how people know it is one.
According to the internet’s more theatrical corners, the lantern’s gentle bobbing means the map is “full of symbolic tide energy”, whatever that means before lunch.
Locals were less convinced. One man said it looked like “a lamp that had lost a disagreement with a pier,” which frankly is the kind of professional analysis we need more of.
Still, the theorists remain delighted. They say the lantern’s flicker is proof of hidden routes, secret coves, and possibly a side mission involving a very damp argument.
No official confirmation has been offered, because this is a seaside lantern and not a magistrate.